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Orlando Magic's Arron Afflalo was ejected for throwing punches at Minnesota Timberwolves player

Arron Afflalo was looking to get into it with Nemanja Bjelica as the wildest NBA week in recent memory continues.

  • Arron Afflalo threw a haymaker at Nemanja Bjelica in the second quarter of Tuesday night's game between the Orlando Magic and the Minnesota Timberwolves.
  • Both players were ejected from the game.
  • The tussle was just the latest odd occurrence in what's been a surprisingly confrontational week across the NBA.

The NBA's wild week continued on Tuesday as the Orlando Magic and the Minnesota Timberwolves had to be separated after Arron Afflalo threw a haymaker at

Both

"I don't want to feel like a victim here, that's part of the game," he said. "But he took a swing at me, and I was just trying to protect myself, first of all, and to calm him down because he was wild. I don't know what's wrong with that guy, but at that point I have to protect myself and my family."

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