On top of that, as our Bryan Kalbrosky wrote on Monday, the Lakers and Pistons will meet again in a few days on Nov. 28. This suspension of both players opens up the possibility of retaliation and, perhaps, an actual brawl, and the NBA doesn’t want that. Even if the league warns both teams ahead of time, one errant elbow — accidental or looks-like-it’s-accidental — could turn ugly.