Powered by Roundtable

During Monday's game against the Hornets, both Jalen Duren and Moussa Diabate were talking a bit of trash to each other all game long before the combustible matchup finally exploded in the third quarter. Diabate and JD sparked a massive fight that sprawled across the court for over a minute, and both players picked up suspensions for their roles in the dust-up. 

Apparently this was not the first heated matchup between JD and Diabate after the two went head-to-head in high school. Duren went to Montverde Academy at the time, while Diabate was a prospect at IMG Academy for their initial battle. After the game wrapped up, Duren kept giving it to the IMG squad as the camera panned over to Diabate, who stood there as JD kept celebrating with his teammates. 

The next time the Pistons and Hornets square off will be on Friday, April 10 for the second-to-last game of the regular season for Detroit. 

1