NBA Hall of Famer and TNT analyst Charles Barkley says the fight between Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid and Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns was a “snuggle party.”

Neither Towns nor Embiid landed a punch. The NBA suspended both All-Stars for two games.

Very rarely will players actually land a punch during an NBA fight. When Rajon Rondo and Chris Paul fought last season at Staples Center, that was the first time in a long time that actual punches were landed.

If you recall, Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal got into a fight back in the day. No punches were landed in that fight either, although Shaq tried to get one on Chuck's face:

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