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Karl-Anthony Towns and Joel Embiid got into one of the biggest player brawls the NBA has seen in quite some time on Wednesday evening.

As a result, the league handed down two-game suspensions for both players.

Towns will now miss the Timberwolves contest against the Wizards on Saturday. 

For Minnesota, the 7-0 center is the focal point of their offense alongside Andrew Wiggins. Towns torches teams with his size and flexibility to play in and out of the post. This year he's seen his long-range volume drastically increase, making him even more of a versatile threat. Through four games, only one other player in the NBA has hit more 3-pointers than he has to start the year (18). At the same time, he still is a wrecking ball in the post.

The two-time All-Star is having one of the best starts in the NBA this season. His 27.3 points per game is the sixth-best in the league. Being without Towns will obviously be a huge loss.

On the flip side, it will be a significant boost for Washington as they are looking for their second win of the season. Towns is easily one of the top 15 players in the league and one with the ability to singlehandedly determine an outcome.

Washington has played each of their three games close this season and almost stole a victory in a 317-point thriller with the Houston Rockets. That was against two MVPs and a team with championship aspirations. If that energy carries forward to the matchup against Minnesota, it should bode well for the Wizards.

 

Do not think the suspension will be the final say in the Towns and Embiid saga, though. After the fight on the hardwood, it carried on to their social media accounts after the game. Unfortunately for the rest of the league, the Minnesota-Philadelphia rematch is not until March. 

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