Mo Bamba didn’t waste any time after getting kicked out of the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. He quickly got back at Austin Rivers for their heated fight.
Rivers and Bamba talked about their fight from earlier in the day on Instagram on Friday night
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The fight between Bamba and Rivers on Friday went viral because it was so intense and involved so many people (including Jalen Suggs, Taurean Prince, and Jaden McDaniels).
The game ended with the Magic winning 127-120 after all players involved in the fight were ejected.
For reasons that aren’t immediately clear, Rivers can be seen on video going at the Magic bench and seemingly talking trash to their opponents before a brawl breaks out.
They took their fight to the court, and Bamba, who wasn’t even in the game and was wearing a shirt, lost his cool and punched Rivers. Then the rest of them joined in.
Bamba responded to his ejection by posting on Instagram. He forwarded an image with a chart contrasting the terms “find out” and “f— around.” Bamba took Rivers’ implied test of him seriously.
Rivers commented on Bamba’s Instagram post in response.
“Buddy I went at you 1 on 5 !!! With no back up!! U needed ur team mates other wise u would of been chocked out. Talking about find out. We only know u from an old rap song… Not hoops. STFU. And Orlando my city. Ask around an actually find out. They don’t mess with u there….facts!” Rivers wrote.
Both Mo Bamba and Austin Rivers posted to their Instagram Stories following their altercation on Friday. pic.twitter.com/z6hDQPHTL1
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Right there, in that instant, is the pinnacle of trolling, and it’s pretty brutal. That’s putting salt in the wound! For sure, Rivers has his own explanation for what happened, and this feud isn’t going away anytime soon.
When deciding on disciplinary action for the fight, the league is unlikely to take Rivers’ comments into consideration. The claim that he would have killed Bamba by choking him is likely to be met with strong opposition. However, Rivers deserves praise for finally getting himself noticed this year.
