Detroit Pistons followers have been handled to a bobblehead giveaway of massive man Isaiah Stewart Friday evening.
However they have been unable to see Stewart in motion as a result of he wasn’t allowed to play.
Stewart was suspended for flagrant fouls assessed all through the season.
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Detroit Pistons heart Isaiah Stewart is ejected from a sport for a flagrant foul on Indiana Pacers heart Thomas Bryant within the first half at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. (Trevor Ruszkowski/Imagn Photographs)
The NBA introduced Friday that Stewart could be suspended for the evening’s contest after he picked up a sixth flagrant foul level this season.
Stewart picked up a flagrant foul, which prompted an computerized ejection Wednesday after he checked an opponent, Thomas Bryant, when a shot went up.
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Bryant needed to be held again by his teammates, and Stewart virtually instantly walked off the courtroom.
The league introduced the suspension, together with a $50,000 high-quality for Stewart for making “inappropriate and objectionable gestures” after his ejection Wednesday within the Pistons’ 133-119 loss to the Pacers in Indiana.Â
The gestures have been seemingly the obvious finger weapons he pointed on the Pistons bench.
The Pistons and Pacers have historical past with the Malice on the Palace in 2004.
Isaiah Stewart (28) of the Detroit Pistons knocks the hand of referee Tyler Ford away throughout a sport towards the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse Jan. 29, 2025, in Indianapolis. (Justin Casterline/Getty Photographs)
Stewart entered the sport with 4 flagrant foul factors, so the decision triggered the automated suspension primarily based on the league’s regular-season protocols.
Regardless of the suspension, the Pistons nonetheless gave out Stewart bobbleheads to five,000 followers.
The Pistons have been a nice shock this season. Their 23-24 report is sweet for eighth place within the Japanese Convention, which might put them within the play-in event.Â
Indiana Pacers teammates verify on heart Thomas Bryant (3) after a foul by Detroit Pistons heart Isaiah Stewart (28) within the first half at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. (Trevor Ruszkowski/Imagn Photographs)
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Final yr, the Pistons misplaced an NBA report 27 consecutive video games, which resulted within the firing of Monty Williams regardless of him inking the richest deal in teaching historical past on the time.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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