Detroit Pistons big Isaiah Stewart has history of fights, suspensions

Detroit Pistons forward Isaiah Stewart was ejected from the game against the Charlotte Hornets on Monday, Feb. 9, one of four players tossed for a series of fights in the third quarter at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Stewart left the Pistons' bench to join the fracas with 7:09 remaining in the quarter and the Pistons leading by eight. He will likely draw a lengthy suspension from the league, as the ejection was far from Stewart's first for fighting.

Isaiah Stewart fight history

March 2025: Timberwolves

The sixth-year forward was involved in an on-court brawl in March 2025, along with Ron Holland and Marcus Sasser, against the Timberwolves in Minnesota. Holland and Sasser were suspended for a game, while Stewart received a two-game ban from the league.

January 2025: Pacers

That followed a one-game suspension in January 2025, in which Stewart was whistled for a flagrant-2 foul early in the second quarter, after a hard shove to the chest of Indiana Pacers big Thomas Bryant in an attempt to box out for a defensive rebound, sending Bryant to the floor. Following his ejection, Stewart made gestures toward the crowd at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis and toward the Pacers' end of the floor. Because Stewart was at four Flagrant Foul points, his flagrant-2 triggered an automatic one-game suspension.

February 2024: Suns

In February 2024, Stewart was suspended three games for punching Phoenix Suns big Drew Eubanks near the loading docks at Footprint Center in Phoenix, hours before the Pistons suffered a blowout loss. According to Phoenix police, the two players were engaged in an argument before Stewart delivered the punch, and were then separated by security. Stewart was arrested, issued a citation and released. Eubanks said before the game the two were chest-to-chest before Stewart struck. The charges against Stewart were later dismissed.

November 2021: Lakers

Stewart was also involved in a tussle against the LA Lakers in November 2021 that brought an ejection at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. In that game, LA's LeBron James struck Stewart in the face while battling for a rebound and drew blood. Stewart had to be restrained following his ejection and received a two-game suspension.

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