Nearly two weeks after exchanging words postgame, Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner made sure to troll Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart. The teams faced off on Jan. 16, with Indiana coming out on top 111-100 on the road.
Isaiah Stewart randomly threw a hard forearm into Thomas Bryant's chest that sent him crashing down to the court on Wednesday night.
Detroit Pistons forward Isaiah Stewart was ejected from Wednesday's game in Indianapolis following a hard foul, and gestured toward the Pacers' bench.
Isaiah Stewart found himself hitting the showers earlier than expected as part of a wild scene on Wednesday night. The Pistons forward was ejected during his team’s 133-119 loss to the Pacers after he was assessed a flagrant-2 for shoving Indiana big man Thomas Bryant in the second quarter at Gainsbridge Fieldhouse.
The Pistons forward was ejected from Detroit’s game against Indianapolis on Wednesday night for shoving the Pacers’ Thomas Bryant. With eight minutes left in the second quarter, the Pacers’ Aaron Nesmith took a baseline jumper that missed. As the ball hit the rim, Stewart turned and shoved Thomas near the hoop, knocking him over.
The NBA has come a long way from the Malice in the Palace, as 20 years have passed since the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons took to the stands in 2005. However, Wednesday saw a violent display of a non-basketball physicality. The Pacers vs. Pistons game became dirty with a brutal foul.
With under nine minutes left in the second quarter, Stewart got excessive on a box-out attempt and shoulder-charged Bryant into the ground.
The Pacers got another win in the record books against the rival Pistons on Wednesday, with Myles Turner getting a last laugh of his own.
Stewart's two key blocks were emblematic of Detroit's effort on Wednesday as it moved past Atlanta into the sixth seed in the East.
Isaiah Stewart is the most unhinged player in the NBA. The Detroit Pistons big man famously tried to fight LeBron James on the court back in 2021, and then got arrested following a parking lot scuffle with Phoenix Suns big man Drew Eubanks last year.
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