Isaiah Stewart gets seven-game ban as NBA suspends four players for Pistons-Hornets fight — and there’s a Knicks twist
NY Post
Isaiah Stewart will have plenty of time to ponder whether he truly got his money’s worth during Monday’s shocking Pistons-Hornets brawl.
The Pistons center received the sternest penalty for the wild brouhaha, getting a seven-game ban while three others received multi-game bans, the league announced Wednesday.
The NBA stated his punishment stemmed from leaving the bench area, “aggressively” entering an on-court altercation and fighting.
Charlotte’s Miles Bridges and Moussa Diabate each got hit with four-game suspensions for fighting and escalation, while Stewart’s teammate, Jalen Duren, will sit for two games for initiating and participating.
These suspensions will leave the Pistons without two of their top players for next Thursday’s road game against the Knicks in a potential Eastern Conference finals preview.
“The length of Stewart’s suspension is based on part on his repeated history of unsportsmanlike acts,” the league’s statement, attributed to executive vice president/head of basketball operations James Jones.
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