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 The incident came during the Sichuan Whales's home game against
the Zhejiang Bulls on Sunday, with the hosts reacting angrily to a
heavy foul from the visitors that brought about the melee and led to
the referee cancelling the game.
The Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) banned eight players for
five matches, with the remainder handed one-game bans and the two
teams also amassing combined fines worth 51,000 yuan ($3,872),
Xinhua News Agency reported.
It was unclear how the Bulls or the Whales, who were leading 81-50
when the game was called off, would be able to field a team for
their next league fixtures on Thursday.
 The punishment came a day after the CBA kicked Heilongjiang Shenda
out of the l2-team league for refusing to play overtime against the
Bayi Rockets on Saturday because they were unhappy with the
officiating.
They were also fined 10,000 yuan.
The two cases were the latest in a long list of incidents to hit
women's basketball in China.
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Earlier this year, Zhejiang coach Li Xin was suspended after
allegations emerged she had been heavy handed in disciplining the
team, while American Brittney Griner was cut last month after a man
with a knife came after her and two team mates following practice.
(Writing by Patrick Johnston in Singapore; Editing by John O'Brien)
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