<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/detroit-pistons/pistons-news-carmelo-anthony-gofundme-isaiah-stewart');   ga('set', 'title', 'Carmelo Anthony wants to create GoFundMe for Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Detroit-Pistons-center-Isaiah-Stewart-28-gestures-towards-the-crowd-after-a-fight-against-the-Minnesota-Timberwolves-during-the-second-quarter-at-Target-Center.-Stewart-was-later-ejected-from-the-game.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Carmelo Anthony wants to create GoFundMe for Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-03T14:49:54-07:00">April 3rd, 2:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-03T14:49:54-07:00">April 3rd, 2:49pm</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Pistons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There is a feeling that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/detroit-pistons/pistons-news-isaiah-stewarts-gesture-after-ejection-from-timberwolves-game-is-pure-detroit">Detroit Pistons forward Isaiah Stewart has revived</a> the team’s streetball sensibilities following the recent brawl against the Minnesota Timberwolves. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-news-donte-divincenzo-isaiah-stewart-5-players-suspended-timberwolves-pistons-brawl">Stewart was one of five players who received suspensions</a> for the melee by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver.</p><p>While some are reviling against what transpired, others were riveted. One of those was former NBA player Carmelo Anthony.</p><p>Anthony spoke about the incident on his podcast, 7 pm in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony. He <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XIwpDSptpA&amp;t=5011s" rel="noopener">jokingly advocated</a> for a GoFundMe page to be set up for Stewart, considering his frequent, volatile play, while speaking about Stewart’s suspension from both sides.</p><p>“They should put a GoFundMe account up for Isaiah Stewart,” Anthony said. “The whole city of Detroit, make a pot for Isaiah Stewart. On the flip side of that he should watch that because there’s nobody who has been in that position and that type of player and personality who haven’t said that was the worst s—t they’ve ever done in their career. Everybody who’s been in those situations and that type of player has regretted being that type of player at one point and time because you lose so much being that type of player.”</p><p>Anthony went on to say that it would be in the Pistons’ best interest to set money aside for Stewart.</p><p>“You ain’t got nobody backing that dollar amount though. Nobody is investing in that dollar amount. That dollar amount is coming out of your pocket. Now if the team was saying we’re going to pay the fines and all that, go for it. Okay, we got a pot of money over here for this wild guy. We know he’s going to get techs, we know he’ll get ejected. This is a pot for Isaiah Stewart, that would be me investing into my guy. As a team, I would put a separate pot to the side. The Isaiah Stewart fund.”</p><p>It seems like a sensible idea considering who the Pistons are dealing with.</p><h2><b>Isaiah Stewart can raise a racquet </b></h2><p>Much like his Pistons predecessor Dennis Rodman, Stewart is an emotionally unpredictable player. He plays with a burning passion but with uncontrolled fervor.</p><p>As a result, Stewart has found himself in numerous altercations.</p><p>In 2021, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lakers-news-lebron-james-pistons-isaiah-stewart-punished-by-nba-for-fight">Stewart got into a scuffle with LeBron James</a> during a Pistons/Lakers game. Stewart received a two game suspension and James received one.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/detroit-pistons/pistons-news-isaiah-stewart-punches-drew-eubanks-at-suns-tunnel-in-shocking-pre-game-altercation">Stewart was arrested for punching Phoenix Suns’ Drew Eubanks</a> during a game in 2024. That same year <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/detroit-pistons/pistons-news-isaiah-stewart-ejection-giannis-assault">Stewart received a flagrant foul</a> after dragging Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo to the floor by his jersey.</p><p>Last month, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-the-reality-behind-stephen-curry-isaiah-stewart-mid-game-confrontation">Stewart got into it with Steph Curry</a> in the middle of a Pistons/Warriors game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Carmelo Anthony wants to create GoFundMe for Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/detroit-pistons/gilbert-arenas-makes-stunning-isaiah-stewart-prediction-after-pistons-timberwolves-brawl');   ga('set', 'title', 'Gilbert Arenas makes stunning Isaiah Stewart prediction after Pistons-Timberwolves brawl');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Gilbert-Arenas-makes-stunning-Isaiah-Stewart-prediction-after-Detroit-Timberwolves-brawl.jpg"></figure><h1>Gilbert Arenas makes stunning Isaiah Stewart prediction after Pistons-Timberwolves brawl</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-01T13:10:36-07:00">April 1st, 1:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-01T13:10:36-07:00">April 1st, 1:10pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Pistons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Recently, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-news-donte-divincenzo-isaiah-stewart-5-players-suspended-timberwolves-pistons-brawl">Detroit Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves</a> were involved in a skirmish that resulted in seven ejections of both players and coaches. At the center of it all was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/detroit-pistons/pistons-news-isaiah-stewarts-gesture-after-ejection-from-timberwolves-game-is-pure-detroit">Pistons big man Isaiah Stewart</a>, who has been in his fair share of altercations throughout his career, including most notably with Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James several years ago.</p><p>The Pistons this year have become known for their gritty style of basketball, and recently, former NBA guard Gilbert Arenas took to his own “Gil’s Arena Show” podcast to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1154&amp;v=_Nm5M7EqT4E&amp;feature=youtu.be" rel="noopener">relay his thoughts</a> on how this Pistons team compares to those of the 1980s.</p><p>“They’re known for rough and tough, gritty basketball, but they’re champions. Right, no one thinks of the Detroit Pistons as champs,” said Arenas. “Like they’re a championship city because the punching and the fighting and the bad boy style overlooked the two (titles). See the ‘04 wasn’t a bad boys team, they just were a great defensive team. This team is more like the bad boys style, which if no one noticed, that got quickly banned.”</p><p>Arenas then predicted that Stewart might be scapegoated by the NBA as a way to deter teams from engaging in that kind of play.</p><p>“So when I say this team has to tread lightly, that’s not the NBA today. It’s going to be one of those teams where Stewart himself, because everyone is looking at him as the engine of this type of style and he will be exiled for what’s going on there and replaced,” said Arenas.</p><h2><b>A blast from the past</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Stewart-vs-the-Timberwolves.jpg"><figcaption>Matt Krohn-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>As Arenas referenced, the 1980s and early 1990s Detroit Pistons, known as the “Bad Boys,” were famous for their physical style of play, including most notably in their several playoff matchups against Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls.</p><p>While this Pistons team may not be quite as menacing as the one 35 years ago, they still profile as one of the tougher teams in the current NBA landscape, led by Stewart, who has never backed down from an altercation.</p><p>In any case, the Pistons will next take the floor on Wednesday evening vs the Oklahoma City Thunder.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Gilbert Arenas makes stunning Isaiah Stewart prediction after Pistons-Timberwolves brawl

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/nba-stories/nba-news-donte-divincenzo-isaiah-stewart-5-players-suspended-timberwolves-pistons-brawl');   ga('set', 'title', 'Donte DiVincenzo, Isaiah Stewart among 5 players suspended for Timberwolves-Pistons brawl');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Donte-DiVincenzo-Isaiah-Stewart-among-5-players-suspended-for-Timberwolves-Pistons-brawl.jpg"></figure><h1>Donte DiVincenzo, Isaiah Stewart among 5 players suspended for Timberwolves-Pistons brawl</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-01T09:11:33-07:00">April 1st, 9:11am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-01T13:57:57-07:00">April 1st, 1:57pm</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Pistons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The NBA has <a href="https://x.com/NBAPR/status/1907101217483874566" rel="noopener">suspended five players</a> involved in a fight that took place between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Detroit Pistons on Sunday.</p><p>Donte DiVincenzo and Naz Reid are the two Timberwolves players who each received one-game suspensions. The Pistons’ Ron Holland II and Marcus Sasser also received one-game suspensions. Isaiah Stewart received a two-game suspension from the league office due to his “repeated history of unsportsmanlike acts” on the court.</p><p>There were <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/minnesota-timberwolves/chris-finch-reveals-why-timberwolves-pistons-altercation-was-no-surprise">seven total players and coaches ejected</a> from Sunday’s game between the Timberwolves and Pistons after an all-out brawl broke out in the second quarter. DiVincenzo, Reid, Stewart, Sasser, and Holland were all ejected, as were Detroit head coach JB Bickerstaff and Minnesota assistant coach Pablo Prigioni.</p><p>Stewart and DiVincenzo had been going back and forth with one another on the court leading up to this incident, and the Pistons big man received a technical foul for shoving Minnesota’s guard after he was fouled. The two teams were quickly separated before anything could escalate further.</p><p>On the very next Timberwolves possession, Holland fouled Reid hard while he was driving to the rim. Reid took exception to Holland not playing the ball and began yelling and pointing at him, prompting the two teams to come together. With about 8:36 remaining in the first half, DiVincenzo came to Reid’s defense and threw Holland to the ground.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">This angle of the Timberwolves-Pistons brawl is WILD 🤯</p><p>Naz Reid, Donte DiVincenzo, Ron Holland, Isaiah Stewart, and Marcus Sasser were ejected.</p><p>Pistons head coach JB Bickerstaff and Wolves assistant coach Pablo Prigioni were tossed as well.</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/MayaAflakpi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MayaAflakpi</a>) <a href="https://t.co/Cr4iGUEQvP">pic.twitter.com/Cr4iGUEQvP</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1906500309259849749?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The two sides immediately started shoving one another into the first few rows behind the basket, resulting in a big-time brawl that took several minutes to end. Several players, including Reid, Holland, and DiVincenzo, had to be held back after the initial separation.</p><p>It was then that Bickerstaff and Prigioni got into a shouting match with one another and had to be restrained from getting in each other’s faces.</p><p>A lengthy review then took place before officials ejected DiVincenzo, Reid, Prigioni, Bickerstaff, Stewart, Sasser, and Holland. The Timberwolves went on to win 123-104.</p><p>After the game, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/detroit-pistons/pistons-news-jb-bickerstaff-breaks-silence-timberwolves-coach-role-wild-brawl">Bickerstaff explained what went wrong</a> and shared his thoughts on the incident.</p><p>“Obviously, we’re frustrated the game didn’t go the way we hoped it would have gone. When you play the way that we play, you earn a reputation. You’re going to be tested, and guys think that’s what they have to do,” Bickerstaff said. “You regret where it took place.</p><p>“That’s not something you ever want to see happen. I thought our guys stood their ground and defended each other and had each other’s back. Those are non-negotiables in our locker room.”</p><p>As far as his yelling match with Prigioni, Bickerstaff stated that he won’t let anyone say “belligerent things” about his players.</p><p>These five suspensions handed down by the NBA on Tuesday will begin immediately.</p><p>The Timberwolves will play Tuesday night’s game in Denver without Reid and DiVincenzo. The Pistons will be without Stewart, Holland, and Sasser for Wednesday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Stewart will also miss the following game on Friday night against the Toronto Raptors.</p><p>These two suspensions could wind up proving costly for the Timberwolves, who are currently 43-32 and tied with the LA Clippers for the 7-seed in the Western Conference playoff picture. A loss to Denver on Tuesday night would push Minnesota further into the play-in region of the standings as they trail the Golden State Warriors by 0.5 games for the 6-seed.</p><p>Detroit is currently 42-33 this season and lead the Milwaukee Bucks by 1.5 games for the 5-seed in the Eastern Conference. The Pistons trail the Indiana Pacers by 2.0 games for the 4-seed and home-court advantage for a first-round playoff series.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Donte DiVincenzo, Isaiah Stewart among 5 players suspended for Timberwolves-Pistons brawl

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/detroit-pistons/pistons-news-isaiah-stewarts-gesture-after-ejection-from-timberwolves-game-is-pure-detroit');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pistons center Isaiah Stewart’s gesture after Timberwolves game ejection is pure Detroit');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Pistons-news-Isaiah-Stewarts-gesture-after-ejection-from-Timberwolves-game-is-pure-Detroit.jpg"></figure><h1>Pistons center Isaiah Stewart’s gesture after Timberwolves game ejection is pure Detroit</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-30T21:29:11-07:00">March 30th, 9:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-30T21:29:11-07:00">March 30th, 9:29pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Pistons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Sunday night, the Detroit Pistons visited the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center and looked to continue their strong play despite the absence of Cade Cunningham due to injury. As one would recall, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-frustrating-loss-to-pistons-exposes-deepening-flaws">Pistons are coming off an incredible victory</a> over the Cleveland Cavaliers this past Friday. But even though the Pistons suffered a 123-104 defeat in the end, there is a palpable shift in the way the team is carrying itself as they have made the leap from an also-ran to a legitimate playoff team this season.</p><p>There’s nothing quite like going back to a team’s roots, and this seems to be exactly <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/pistons-timberwolves-get-into-heated-altercation-that-spills-over-to-crowd">what the Pistons are doing</a>. On Sunday, the Pistons were involved in all-out brawl, with Ron Holland being in the middle of a play that triggered a full-blown altercation between him and Naz Reid that had certified enforcer Isaiah Stewart getting mixed up in the chaos.</p><p>In the aftermath of the chaos, three Pistons players got ejected (Holland, Stewart, and Marcus Sasser). But before Stewart left the court, he had something to say that would <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1906502199045460373" rel="noopener">put a (happy) tear in the eyes</a> of Detroit basketball fans who have been waiting for so long to see a team that embodies the rough and tumble nature of the Bad Boys Pistons.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“DETROIT! F*ck outta here.”</p><p>— Isaiah Stewart was still repping Detroit after getting ejected 🍿</p><p> <a href="https://t.co/375nieNYYM">pic.twitter.com/375nieNYYM</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1906502199045460373?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>If there’s anyone who embodies the throwback Bad Boys Pistons on this current roster, it’s Stewart, a man who’s gotten into plenty of scuffles over the course of his five-year NBA career. The 23-year-old big man is someone every team would want to have on their corner, and the Pistons will be very thankful that he is embracing what it means to bring back winning basketball to the Motor City.</p><h2><b>Pistons near their first playoff appearance since 2019</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Pistons-Isaiah-Stewart.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Pistons have been starved of winning basketball since the mid-2000s; they may have made the playoffs a few times in the 2010s, but they did so as the eight-seed. This time around, they still have a chance to get homecourt advantage in the first round of the playoffs, and with their nice young core, they are set up to succeed for years to come.</p><p>With Cade Cunningham leading the way, Jalen Duren making huge strides throughout the course of the season, Ausar Thompson reclaiming his spot as one of their brightest young prospects, and head coach JB Bickerstaff leading the way — not to mention the team’s group of rugged enforcers ready to muck things up at any moment — these Pistons won’t be an easy matchup at all in the playoffs especially when they can play like they have nothing to lose.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pistons center Isaiah Stewart’s gesture after Timberwolves game ejection is pure Detroit

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/new-orleans-pelicans/pelicans-news-fans-erupt-after-zion-williamson-gets-savage-revenge-on-isaiah-stewart');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pelicans fans erupt after Zion Williamson gets savage revenge on Isaiah Stewart');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Pelicans-news-Fans-erupt-after-Zion-Williamson-gets-savage-revenge-on-Isaiah-Stewart.jpg"></figure><h1>Pelicans fans erupt after Zion Williamson gets savage revenge on Isaiah Stewart</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-17T19:41:44-07:00">March 17th, 7:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-17T19:41:44-07:00">March 17th, 7:41pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New Orleans Pelicans may be in the middle of the most nightmarish of nightmare seasons one can conjure up, but the play of Zion Williamson in recent games has to be very promising to watch for a very jaded fanbase. On Monday night, despite being down by double digits to the Detroit Pistons after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-orleans-pelicans/pelicans-news-trey-murphy-iii-leaves-game-vs-pistons-with-shoulder-injury">losing Trey Murphy III to an unfortunate injury</a> earlier in the game, Williamson had no intention of just rolling over — even redeeming himself with a nasty poster dunk on Isaiah Stewart.</p><p>Earlier in the game, Williamson saw his layup attempt get stuffed at the rim by the Pistons big man. But that did not deter the Pelicans star from attempting to get his sweet revenge. Early on in the fourth quarter, Williamson carried the ball in semi-transition, blowing by Malik Beasley quite easily. And when given a runway, there is no stopping Williamson. With Stewart being parked near the restricted area, all he could do is hold a futile last stand as the Pelicans forward threw down a <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1901818349203362223" rel="noopener">mean two-handed jam over him</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Zion Williamson gets his REVENGE on Isaiah Stewart by posterizing him 😤<a href="https://t.co/LiAcOFLF7U">pic.twitter.com/LiAcOFLF7U</a> <a href="https://t.co/u7YoF6W9GR">https://t.co/u7YoF6W9GR</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1901818349203362223?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>This is the exact kind of athleticism that had Williamson ticketed for future superstardom way back when he was just entering the league in 2019. He is such a force when given space to attack the basket, and the Pistons center now knows just how costly it can be to fearlessly challenge someone with as much spring in his leap as the Pelicans star.</p><p>With this emphatic poster slam, Pelicans fans erupted on X (formerly Twitter), celebrating how healthy Williamson looks — the biggest silver lining of New Orleans’ horrid 2024-25 campaign.</p><p>“Beef Stew got cooked! Damn!” @NikoJHova <a href="https://x.com/NikoJHova/status/1901820307528409181" rel="noopener">wrote</a>.</p><p>“Sheesh Zion,” @RichZilla1992 <a href="https://x.com/RichZilla1992/status/1901822930293567621" rel="noopener">added</a>.</p><p>“ZION JUST BAPTIZED THIS N***A HOLY S**T,” @LockedByBron <a href="https://x.com/LockedByBron/status/1901821985287459066" rel="noopener">exclaimed</a>.</p><h2><b>Zion Williamson’s play signals hope for the Pelicans </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/unnamed-2_c9f34e.jpg"><figcaption>Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Zion Williamson’s talent is not something that can be questioned. It’s his injury-proneness that has cast such a huge cloud on his career to this point. But it’s quite promising that even <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-orleans-pelicans/pelicans-news-zion-williamson-makes-urgent-summer-plea">amid the Pelicans’ injury problems</a>, Williamson is standing tall and is able to suit up, even if it hasn’t resulted in too many wins for the team as of late.</p><p>Despite being on the receiving end of a 127-81 beatdown from the Detroit Pistons, Williamson had himself a good game, putting up 30 points on 9-18 shooting from the field and 12-15 from the foul line. He’s also made plenty of strides in the playmaking department, as he’s currently averaging a career-best 5.3 assists per contest.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pelicans fans erupt after Zion Williamson gets savage revenge on Isaiah Stewart

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He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Last Saturday, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-stephen-curry-hits-major-scoring-milestone-pistons-game">Golden State Warriors took a 115-110 victory over the resurgent Detroit Pistons</a>, with Stephen Curry having another strong scoring effort, tallying a game-high 32 points to lead the way for the Dubs. But Curry, uncharacteristically enough, also engaged in a bit of a heated moment with Pistons big man Isaiah Stewart — with the two getting called for technical fouls in the aftermath of their exchange.</p><p>Apparently, according to Anthony Slater of The Athletic, Curry <a href="https://twitter.com/RunItBackFDTV/status/1899498940053250425" rel="noopener">was taunting</a> his former Warriors teammate in Dennis Schroder, prompting Stewart to come to the Pistons guard’s rescue.</p><p>“Steph, especially with the way he’s feeling it right now, he’s over there, he does his taunts and stuff [which] ticks off opponents. I’m sure Stewart’s over there, thinking, ‘Let’s get this going,'” Slater said in an appearance on FanDuel TV’s Run It Back.</p><p>“That was a really chirpy game in general. Dennis Schroder was heavily involved in that one, probably because the Warriors unceremoniously traded for [him] at a time when he didn’t necessarily want to be traded and then traded him again about a month later for Jimmy Butler.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Steph Curry's taunts agitated Dennis Schröder and led to his incident with Isaiah Stewart 😳</p><p>"I will say, (Stewart) kept it a little bit more in check than the LeBron one. He wasn't quite going after Steph like that." – <a href="https://twitter.com/anthonyVslater?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@anthonyVslater</a> </p><p>"No blood." – <a href="https://twitter.com/MichelleDBeadle?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MichelleDBeadle</a> <a href="https://t.co/wou45FRzlG">pic.twitter.com/wou45FRzlG</a></p><p>— Run It Back (@RunItBackFDTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/RunItBackFDTV/status/1899498940053250425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 11, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Curry may be known for being a babyfaced assassin, but make no mistake about it, there is nothing baby-like in the way he carries himself on the hardwood. The Warriors star has always exuded confidence, and he’s always been expressive of the way he enjoys himself on the court whenever he torches the opposition.</p><p>The Pistons learned firsthand that Curry is not someone to be trifled with. And it’s not like Curry has to rely on pure enforcers such as Draymond Green or Butler to do his bidding. He can look out for himself without any issues, and the Warriors have always taken after his confident personality.</p><h2><b>Warriors regain their edge with Jimmy Butler trade</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Stephen-Curry-smiling-1.jpg"><figcaption>David Gonzales-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Warriors franchise has maintained the sense of accomplishment brought forth by their dynastic run from 2015 to 2022, but there was a feeling that the team was on the downturn — on its last legs in the Stephen Curry era. But with Jimmy Butler having tanked his value, the Warriors saw an opening and traded for him — <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-stephen-curry-drops-bars-on-jimmy-butler-impact">elevating the team in the process</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/warriors-record-with-jimmy-butler" rel="noopener">They have gone 12-1</a> with Butler active in the lineup, and this is no fluke; Butler just does so many things for the Warriors on both ends of the floor that it’s not far off from the realm of possibility that they go on a deep playoff run this year — provided they run into favorable matchups in the playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The reality behind Stephen Curry-Isaiah Stewart, Warriors-Pistons mid-game confrontation

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/pistons-news-why-isaiah-stewart-was-suspended-1-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart was suspended for 1 game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Pistons-news-Why-Isaiah-Stewart-was-suspended-for-1-game.jpg"></figure><h1>Why Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart was suspended for 1 game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-31T09:16:19-08:00">January 31st, 9:16am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-31T09:18:53-08:00">January 31st, 9:18am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Pistons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Detroit <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-isaiah-stewart-ejected-thomas-bryant-flagrant-foul">Pistons will be without Isaiah Stewart</a> for one game after picking up his <a href="https://x.com/NBAPR/status/1885368816441438306" rel="noopener">sixth flagrant foul</a> this season. Stewart was issued a flagrant foul in the Pistons’ game against the Indiana Pacers, where he was ejected for pushing Thomas Bryant down on the floor.</p><p>“Detroit Pistons forward-center Isaiah Stewart has been suspended one game without pay for accruing his sixth Flagrant Foul point of the 2024-25 regular season, it was announced today by Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations,” NBA PR wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>“Stewart, who entered Wednesday’s game with four Flagrant Foul points, received a Flagrant Foul 2 and was ejected with 8:45 remaining in the second quarter of the Pistons’ 133-119 loss to the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Jan. 29. Stewart will serve his suspension tonight when the Pistons host the Dallas Mavericks at Little Caesars Arena,” the statement continued.</p><p>After the game, Stewart noted that something was said to him that made him react the way he did. It’s uncertain what was said, and it had to have been said way before the incident happened. Stewart has had several flagrant fouls this season, and it’s usually because he’s being too physical on the court. Throughout his career, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-isaiah-stewart-ejection-giannis-assault">Stewart has had a history</a> of this behavior, and now he’s been disciplined for his actions.</p><p>Despite his actions during their game against the Pacers, head coach J.B. Bickerstaff made sure to stand up for his players.</p><p>“There was things said tonight that absolutely crossed the line, past basketball to man-on-man stuff. And if someone says something like that to you that crosses the line, you should have every single right to do what you need to do to defend yourself,” Bickerstaff said after the game.</p><p>The Pistons have been one of the surprise teams this season as they’ve started to play well, and they’ve also shown that they’re not going to back down to anyone.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart was suspended for 1 game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/pistons-news-dwight-howards-hilarious-lions-suggestion-isaiah-stewart');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dwight Howard’s hilarious Lions suggestion for Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart after latest ejection');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Pistons-news-Dwight-Howards-hilarious-Lions-suggestion-for-Isaiah-Stewart-after-latest-ejection.jpg"></figure><h1>Dwight Howard’s hilarious Lions suggestion for Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart after latest ejection</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-30T17:19:44-08:00">January 30th, 5:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-30T17:19:44-08:00">January 30th, 5:19pm</time><address><a>Dylan Fine</a>Dylan Fine focuses on the NFL and NCAA Football for ClutchPoints, in addition to working on the meme team. Dylan is a graduate of Georgetown University and has covered various topics ranging from local politics in the DMV region with DC Voter For Animals to live sporting events in the Long Island and Rochester areas with The Southampton Press and Pickin’Splinters. When he isn't working, he's usually running in preparation for the next annual Turkey Trot.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Pistons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>NBA legend Dwight Howard made a wild suggestion about Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart after the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-isaiah-stewart-ejected-thomas-bryant-flagrant-foul">power forward was ejected against the Indiana Pacers</a>. The ejection was for a flagrant foul on Pacers center Thomas Bryant, a play that showed shades of the early 2000s rivalry between the two franchises. Detroit lost the game to its divisional rival 133-119 and currently sits eighth in the Eastern Conference.</p><p>Stewart, who has a history of playing physical and being involved in heated confrontations, drew Howard’s attention during an episode of the “7 PM in Brooklyn” podcast on Thursday. The Future Hall of Famer <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1885047894475960415" rel="noopener">hilariously pointed out</a> that Stewart might be playing the wrong sport, referring to a past <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-dwight-howard-drops-truth-bomb-on-isaiah-stewart-violent-reaction-to-lebron-james-punch">fight the Pistons’ enforcer had with LeBron James</a>.</p><p>“We seen Isaiah Stewart in action. He was going after Bron, crazy. And y’all going to say, ‘Ay Dwight, if he get close, you gotta go get him.’ What? He got it brah, ain’t nobody finna fight him. I’m too old for this s***. And he fighting through security. He jumping through everybody. If he would’ve gotten LeBron, the NBA would’ve been over. They would’ve canceled the whole NBA. Breaking news: the commissioner has shut the NBA off. LeBron James is out indefinitely for life.</p><p>Isaiah Stewart need to go play for the Lions. He in the wrong sport. Take him off the team right now. Put a helmet on him. He don’t even need shoulder pads. Helmet on and tell him to get the quarterback. They gon’ get past the first round if they had Isaiah Stewart. He is in the wrong sport.”</p><h2><b>Isaiah Stewart is a valuable role player on the Pistons</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Pistons-Isaiah-Stewart.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Dwight didn’t need to mention the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lions-new-jared-goff-loss-for-words-after-disastrous-performance-vs-commanders">Detroit Lions’ Divisional Round loss</a> to the Washington Commanders. It’s too soon for that. And while Isaiah Stewart does play with a certain physicality that would translate to the NFL, he’s a very valuable player on the Pistons’ roster. J.B. Bickerstaff’s team has one of the highest-scoring benches in the league, which includes the 6’8, 250-pound power forward.</p><p>Stewart is currently averaging 5.4 points and 5.8 rebounds and <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2025/01/23/detroit-pistons-isaiah-stewart-channeling-instincts-of-nbas-best-defensive-big-men/77902888007/#:~:text=Stewart's%20defensive%20improvements%20and%20rim,defensive%20net%20rating%20at%20107.3." rel="noopener">has been a critical part</a> of the Pistons’ resurgence on defense. Detroit is now squarely in the playoff hunt in one of the most remarkable turnarounds in recent memory. The previous year, this franchise set <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/where-pistons-sit-on-nbas-longest-losing-streak-list">NBA history with a record 28-game losing streak</a>.</p><p>The future looks bright, especially with point guard Cade Cunningham leading the charge. But that optimistic future includes Isaiah Stewart. The 23-year-old from Rochester, New York, brings an old-school physicality that could prove essential for this team in the playoffs. Detroit needs a player like Isaiah Stewart on its roster; it’s fitting for a franchise that was once known as “The Bad Boy Pistons.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dwight Howard’s hilarious Lions suggestion for Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart after latest ejection

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/pistons-news-jb-bickerstaff-breaks-silence-isaiah-stewarts-ejection-pacers-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pistons’ JB Bickerstaff breaks silence on Isaiah Stewart’s ejection from Pacers game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/JB-Bickerstaff-breaks-silence-on-Isaiah-Stewarts-ejection-from-Pacers-game.jpg"></figure><h1>Pistons’ JB Bickerstaff breaks silence on Isaiah Stewart’s ejection from Pacers game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-29T21:51:30-08:00">January 29th, 9:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-29T21:53:19-08:00">January 29th, 9:53pm</time><address><a>Eric Vincent</a>Eric Vincent is a credentialed beat reporter for the Detroit Pistons at ClutchPoints. He has been active in Detroit sports journalism since 2011 previously working with Bleacher Report, 1130 WDFN, and Detroit Sports Nation.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Pistons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The emotional tides are beginning to take a toll on the Detroit Pistons.</p><p>The Pistons came up short 133-119 in an intense Central Division collision against the Indiana Pacers. Detroit was forced to play <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-isaiah-stewart-ejected-thomas-bryant-flagrant-foul">without backup center Isaiah Stewart for most of the contest</a> after getting ejected midway through the second quarter. Stewart was whistled for a flagrant two after shoving Indiana center Thomas Bryant during a free throw attempt. Head coach J.B. Bickerstaff briefly <a href="https://x.com/CotyDavis_24/status/1884797382035898764" rel="noopener">shed some light </a>on the altercation during his postgame media session.</p><p>“There are things that happen on the basketball court that you have to deal with. Then there are certain things that are said to you that are no longer about basketball. And when it crosses that line like it did tonight, you should be able to stand up for yourself,” Bickerstaff explained. “There were things said tonight that absolutely crossed the line, past basketball, to man-on-man stuff. And if someone says something like that to you that crosses the line, you should have every single right to do what you need to do to defend yourself.”</p><p>Both teams have been exchanging heavy trash-talk dating back to their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-jb-bickerstaff-calling-for-full-on-pacers-rivalry-after-heated-loss">previous matchup</a> at Little Caesars Arena a couple of weeks ago. The revived rivalry escalated with physicality and more chirping at many opportunities. A total of six technical fouls were called by the officials, including four against the Pistons and two against the Pacers.</p><p>Many instances occurred where tensions continued to flare on the basketball court. Pacers Myles Turner, Pascal Siakam, and Tyrese Haliburton remained vocal all game after almost each field goal scored against the Pistons. Turner received a technical foul after shoving shooting guard Malik Beasley in the second quarter. Veteran Tim Hardaway Jr. got tangled in a physical altercation with Turner in the second half.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Isaiah-Stewart-Isaiah-Stewart-rebounding.jpg"><figcaption>Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h2>Pistons’ rally efforts come up short in Indiana</h2><p>Wednesday night’s deficit for the Pistons grew to as many as 20 points. Detroit trimmed the lead as close to four points a few times in the third quarter. Indiana managed to counter the Pistons’ runs with explosive offensive bursts of their own. The Pacers shot 67% from the field in the first half and remained hot at 57% for the game.</p><p>Detroit’s third consecutive loss was a product of heavy defensive pressure applied by Indiana. Point guard Cade Cunningham was continuously double-teamed before half-court in order to force the ball out of his hands. The Pacers managed to overcome Cunningham’s significant production of 32 points and nine assists by forcing timely turnovers and tough shots. Bickerstaff addressed the team’s composure and execution to the media afterward.</p><p>“We knew that it was going to be one of those games that was going to be competitive, it was going to be physical, it was going to be chippy. I think there were moments where we lost our cool a little bit, which impacted the way we played,” Bickerstaff stated. “Defensively, we could have been better, and I think that’s what this came down to. I thought our guys handled the moment well to score about 120 points. But we made some mistakes defensively, and they made us pay. I thought there some break downs that we could have done better.”</p><p>Beasley provided a spark off the bench, scoring 20 points and hitting six 3-pointers. Forward Tobias Harris had a much-needed bounce-back game with 19 points and nine rebounds. Center Jalen Duren recorded his 19th double-double of the season, scoring 14 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pistons’ JB Bickerstaff breaks silence on Isaiah Stewart’s ejection from Pacers game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/pacers-news-myles-turner-drops-mic-isaiah-stewart-lego-jab');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pacers’ Myles Turner drops the mic on Isaiah Stewart ‘Lego’ jab');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Myles-Turner-drops-the-mic-on-Isaiah-Stewarts-Lego-jab.png"></figure><h1>Pacers’ Myles Turner drops the mic on Isaiah Stewart ‘Lego’ jab</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-29T20:57:56-08:00">January 29th, 8:57pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-30T05:59:46-08:00">January 30th, 5:59am</time><address><a>Derek Hryn</a>Derek Hryn is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints specializing in NFL and NCAA Football coverage. Derek was previously a fantasy football expert at DK and SB Nation, and he has been featured at FanSided, USA Today, NBC Sports, The New York Post, and others.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indiana Pacers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The rivalry between Indiana Pacers big man Myles Turner and Detroit Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart continued on Wednesday night. It hasn’t been long since the two competitors’ Lego-themed battle, but the nature of the ongoing clash unfolded once again at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.</p><p>Stewart, who previously made <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-isaiah-stewart-trolls-myles-turner-lego-obsession-scuffle">a running joke about Turner’s Lego hobby</a> in Indiana’s previous win over Detroit on January 16, was ejected after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-isaiah-stewart-ejected-thomas-bryant-flagrant-foul">a flagrant foul against the Pacers’ Thomas Bryant</a> during the matchup.</p><p>Turner <a href="https://x.com/Original_Turner/status/1884800612811833511" rel="noopener">took to social media</a> after the team’s victory, noticeably calling out Stewart.</p><p>“You “Played” Yourself,” he wrote.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">You “Played” Yourself <a href="https://t.co/xVcLxDOq92">pic.twitter.com/xVcLxDOq92</a></p><p>— Myles Turner (@Original_Turner) <a href="https://twitter.com/Original_Turner/status/1884800612811833511?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Pacers and Pistons sadly don’t meet up again in the 2024-25 regular season, depriving fans of the next part in this compelling, modern rivalry. Until the time is right, Turner and the Pacers will continue to try and climb the Eastern Conference ladder at 26-20, while Stewart and the Pistons try to finish the year on a high note with a playoff appearance, or an NBA Play-in Tournament spot at 23-24.</p><h2><b>Myles Turner wins this round, as Pacers stomp Pistons</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Myles-Turner-and-Isaiah-Stewart.jpg"><figcaption>Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Turner recorded 24 points on 4-of-6 shooting from three, with seven rebounds in the Pacers’ 133-119 win on Wednesday. He <a href="https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nba/pacers/2025/01/29/pistons-vs-pacers-rivalry-james-johnson-isaiah-stewart-ejection/78034768007/" rel="noopener">shed some light</a> on the recent matchups against Stewart and the Pistons.</p><p>“It wasn’t no malice or anything crazy like that,” Turner said, per Dustin Dopirak of the IndyStar, possibly but not clearly referencing the Malice at the Palace brawl involving the Pacers in a game against the Pistons in 2004. “It was just competitive talk. It’s a team that’s on the rise, a team that we’re gonna see in the future. It was just good-spirited stuff, man. I think that’s the beauty of this game. You go out there and compete and you talk a little bit and you go out and back it up too.”</p><p>Following the run-in from the two centers over two weeks ago, it appears Turner has left no doubt to the basketball public that he’s taken the lead in this competition between he and Stewart.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pacers’ Myles Turner drops the mic on Isaiah Stewart ‘Lego’ jab

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/pistons-news-isaiah-stewart-ejected-thomas-bryant-flagrant-foul');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart ejected for Thomas Bryant flagrant foul');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Isaiah-Stewart-ejected-for-Thomas-Bryant-flagrent-foul.jpg"></figure><h1>Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart ejected for Thomas Bryant flagrant foul</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-29T18:14:56-08:00">January 29th, 6:14pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-29T18:47:48-08:00">January 29th, 6:47pm</time><address><a>Joshua Valdez</a>Joshua Valdez started his journalism career as the Sports Editor for the Rutgers University newspaper before becoming an associate editor and Washington Wizards/Mystics reporter for ClutchPoints. He is a diehard Yankees, Jets, Knicks, Rutgers, and Tottenham Hotspur fan. When Joshua is not either watching a game or writing about one, you can find him in an art-house movie theater or working on a screenplay.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Pistons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Detroit <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-isaiah-stewart-trolls-myles-turner-lego-obsession-scuffle">Pistons center Isaiah Stewart</a> was kicked out after throwing Indiana Pacers center Thomas Bryant on the ground in the second quarter. Stewart turned his back to the basket <a href="https://twitter.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1884765603304820828" rel="noopener">and violently struck</a> Bryant after Aaron Nesmith missed a short jumper in the second quarter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">BREAKING: Isaiah Stewart has been ejected. 😳</p><p><a href="https://t.co/LqvaGTACqA">pic.twitter.com/LqvaGTACqA</a></p><p>— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1884765603304820828?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nuggets-news-russell-westbrook-getting-under-isaiah-stewarts-skin-goes-viral">Stewart exited with one point</a> and one assist across eight minutes. This <a href="https://twitter.com/barstoolsports/status/1462581301089914882" rel="noopener">isn’t the first time</a> that the 23-year-old has had an incident like this, as he famously charged at LeBron James in 2021.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Isaiah Stewart wanted ALL the smoke from LeBron <a href="https://t.co/Nz5qUhA0Pq">pic.twitter.com/Nz5qUhA0Pq</a></p><p>— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) <a href="https://twitter.com/barstoolsports/status/1462581301089914882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 22, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Stewart’s foul on Bryant had him trending on X, formerly known as “Twitter,” during the game on Wednesday night. <a href="https://x.com/bansky/status/1884765944079163883" rel="noopener">Fans sounded off</a> about the big man’s antics.</p><p>“Isaiah Stewart coulda revolutionized the outside linebacker position but he wanted to push basketball players around instead,” @bansky said.</p><p>@PacersWRLD posted a GIF <a href="https://twitter.com/PacersWRLD/status/1884765411142427060" rel="noopener">of a football tackle</a> to describe Stewart.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Isaiah Stewart for absolutely no reason <a href="https://t.co/HgYoPP40qw">pic.twitter.com/HgYoPP40qw</a></p><p>— 𝕮𝖍𝖆𝖘𝖊 💎 (@PacersWRLD) <a href="https://twitter.com/PacersWRLD/status/1884765411142427060?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>@casualtakeking <a href="https://twitter.com/casualtakeking/status/1884767749454389719" rel="noopener">posted a clip</a> of Stewart screaming at Pascal Siakam and said “Isaiah Stewart might actually be insane with all due respect.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Isaiah Stewart might actually be insane with all due respect </p><p> <a href="https://t.co/QHqFQByD8w">pic.twitter.com/QHqFQByD8w</a></p><p>— Mark Jackson’s Burner (@casualtakeking) <a href="https://twitter.com/casualtakeking/status/1884767749454389719?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Meanwhile, @LeeSince95 called out Pistons fans <a href="https://x.com/LeeSince95/status/1884768837649740113" rel="noopener">for being fickle</a> about Stewart.</p><p>“Y’all turn on Isaiah Stewart every 3 business days,” the user said. “One minute he’s valuable, the next minute he’s disposable when it don’t fit your narrative. That sh*t annoying lol.”</p><p>The 6-foot-8, 250-pounder has gotten consistent playing time as Jalen Duren’s backup this season. Stewart averaged 5.5 points on 52.2% shooting with six rebounds, and 1.3 blocks across 20.6 minutes per game going into Wednesday night’s 133-119 loss. His block average leads the team, while Duren is second with 1.2.</p><p>While Stewart has been a valuable rim protector for Detroit this season, he won’t do his team any favors by getting ejected going forward. The Washington alum must find the balance between being aggressive and not going overboard as he continues to develop.</p><p>The NBA has yet to announce a punishment for Stewart.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart ejected for Thomas Bryant flagrant foul

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Derek was previously a fantasy football expert at DK and SB Nation, and he has been featured at FanSided, USA Today, NBC Sports, The New York Post, and others.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Pistons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-jb-bickerstaff-calling-for-full-on-pacers-rivalry-after-heated-loss">Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers’ storied rivalry</a> has penned itself another entertaining chapter. Following the Pacers’ 111-100 victory on Thursday, things got chippy, and led to Pistons forward Isaiah Stewart throwing some comedic shade at Myles Turner.</p><p>Stewart, always on the frontlines in the heat of an on-court battle, couldn’t hold in <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DE6oCTmO4I0/?igsh=ODluejF3MGxwOHdq&amp;img_index=1" rel="noopener">his humorous question</a> for the Pacers big man, (via courtsidebuzzig).</p><p>“YOU PLAY WITH LEGOS?”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="instagram-media"><div style="padding: 16px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DE6oCTmO4I0/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="line-height: 0; padding: 0 0; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; width: 100%;" target="_blank"> <div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div><div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div><p></p></a><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DE6oCTmO4I0/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by @courtsidebuzzig</a></p></div></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Turner has previously expressed his passion for Legos, and how he builds the occasional Star Wars starship or Hogwarts castle. While the hobby has been embraced by many fans, Stewart has taken the opportunity to bash it.</p><h2><b>Isaiah Stewart wins social media, despite Pistons loss</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Isaiah-Stewart.jpg"><figcaption>Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Turner had a fantastic game on Thursday. The 10-year veteran <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pacers-news-myles-turner-goes-victor-wembanyama-vs-pistons">dropped 28 points on the Pistons</a>, and shot a remarkable 8-of-11 from deep. It seems about right that Stewart would have to say something to slow down Turner, as it was arguably the best shooting performance of his career.</p><p>Stewart, on the other hand, did not have a memorable outing from a basketball perspective. While he recorded 13 rebounds, his impact on the game was minimal as a scorer, finishing with a team-low two points on 1-of-4 shooting.</p><p>Casual NBA fans are raving over Stewart’s comment, and it’s natural that the memes will fly in about Turner’s love for Legos. That said, Turner’s ability to shine on the court right now while the Pacers are sitting comfortably as one of the Eastern Conference’s best teams, will be enough for him to scoff at all of the banter.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart trolls Myles Turner over Lego obsession during scuffle

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nuggets-news-russell-westbrook-getting-under-isaiah-stewarts-skin-goes-viral');   ga('set', 'title', 'Footage of Russell Westbrook getting under Isaiah Stewart’s skin goes viral');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Footage-of-Russell-Westbrook-getting-under-Isaiah-Stewarts-skin-goes-viral.jpg"></figure><h1>Footage of Russell Westbrook getting under Isaiah Stewart’s skin goes viral</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-30T11:47:36-08:00">December 30th, 11:47am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-30T11:48:19-08:00">December 30th, 11:48am</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Denver Nuggets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Detroit Pistons forward Isaiah Stewart played only 16 minutes in Saturday’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jamal-murray-silences-critics-34-point-performance-nuggets-win-over-pistons">134-121 loss to the Denver Nuggets</a>, but Russell Westbrook still managed to raise the man’s blood pressure. Footage from the game shows the future Hall of Fame point guard <a href="https://x.com/JoelRushNBA/status/1873372724887986519" rel="noopener">engaging in trash talk</a> with his opponent, ultimately wearing him down.</p><p>Westbrook and Stewart were physical with one another, leading to some verbal insults being hurled. Westbrook repeatedly called the former Washington Huskies standout a “dumba***,” and eventually Stewart responded with an NSFW retort.</p><p>“Ill beat the f**k out of you,” he said, via Forbes’ Joel Rush. Stewart was promptly assessed a technical foul, drawing a fired-up response from Westbrook and the animated crowd at Ball Arena.</p><p>The 2017 MVP’s trademark intensity has been known to result in heated exchanges with players and fans in the past, and Stewart is not one to just let an offensive remark slide. Actually, there is history between these two.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Russell Westbrook infuriates Isaiah Stewart and the Pistons, and fires up the Denver <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Nuggets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Nuggets</a> fans at Ball Arena, who give him a standing ovation when he goes to the bench</p><p>Exactly the kind of juice <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MileHighBasketball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MileHighBasketball</a> needs from Russ <a href="https://t.co/LoWoYqKCJi">pic.twitter.com/LoWoYqKCJi</a></p><p>— Joel Rush (@JoelRushNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoelRushNBA/status/1873372724887986519?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 29, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Russell Westbrook has witnessed the fury of Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart before</b></h2><p>Stewart was bloodied by a LeBron James elbow during a 2021 game between the Pistons and Los Angeles Lakers, and he absolutely exploded. In a sequence that mimicked a WWE-style brawl, the 6-foot-8 Rochester, New York native bulldozed his way through security guards while attempting to get at Lakers players. Both he and Westbrook were restrained during the fracas (the latter was held back by his teammates).</p><p>Last year, Stewart <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-isaiah-stewart-punches-drew-eubanks-at-suns-tunnel-in-shocking-pre-game-altercation">punched then-Phoenix Suns player Drew Eubanks</a> before a game and was arrested for assault. The charges were dismissed, but he was suspended three games. Hence, the 2020 first-round draft pick does not merely have a sharp tongue. Russell Westbrook is not typically deterred, either, however.</p><p>The two-time All-NBA First-Team selection feeds off emotion and tension. He prides himself on being relentless in all aspects of the game, which is something that Nuggets head coach Michael Malone appreciates. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nuggets-news-jamal-murray-drops-truth-bomb-on-talker-russell-westbrook">Westbrook’s passion is carrying value</a> in the Mile High City.</p><p>Although the team is navigating some inconsistencies (17-13), the 36-year-old is providing solid production in a supporting cast role. He is scoring 12.0 points on 43.4 percent shooting while also averaging 6.4 assists in 26.2 minutes per game for Denver. Streaky shooting is always a concern when it comes to Russell Westbrook, but his ferocity could be a key difference-maker on this roster.</p><p>He posted eight points, eight dimes and nine rebounds versus the Pistons, nicely complimenting the sterling efforts of Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. The Nuggets are hoping for another straightforward victory when they face the Utah Jazz (7-23) on Monday, but fans should expect Westbrook’s energy to remain high regardless.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Footage of Russell Westbrook getting under Isaiah Stewart’s skin goes viral

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/celtics-news-jaylen-brown-fined-25000-taunting-pistons-isaiah-stewart');   ga('set', 'title', 'Celtics’ Jaylen Brown fined $25,000 for taunting Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Celtics-news-Jaylen-Brown-fined-25000-for-taunting-Pistons-Isaiah-Stewart.jpg"></figure><h1>Celtics’ Jaylen Brown fined $25,000 for taunting Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-06T12:37:58-08:00">December 6th, 12:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-06T12:37:58-08:00">December 6th, 12:37pm</time><address><a>Daniel Donabedian</a>Daniel Donabedian is a beat reporter for ClutchPoints covering the Boston Celtics. He's also covered Villanova men's basketball and Big East basketball, building a strong reputation in the northeast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Celtics</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>BOSTON — On Wednesday night, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-jaylen-brown-fearless-reaction-pistons-physicality">Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown sent a message</a> to Detroit Pistons big man Isaiah Stewart. After dunking on the Pistons enforcer late in the first quarter, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-jaylen-brown-grabs-attention-vicious-gesture-posterizing-isaiah-stewart">Brown made a throat-slash gesture</a>, reminding his opponent that he’s cutthroat at the rim. This reminder cost Brown $25,000, as the NBA fined him for the “inappropriate gesture” on Friday.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The league has fined Jaylen Brown $25,000 "for making an inappropriate gesture on the playing court," per<a href="https://twitter.com/NBAPR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBAPR</a>.</p><p>Which was a throat-slash gesture towards Isaiah Stewart at the end of the win over the Pistons. <a href="https://t.co/LmiecQYAk3">pic.twitter.com/LmiecQYAk3</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1865097116969807961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Brown and the Celtics still got the last laugh. They earned their 11th straight victory versus the Pistons in the 130-120 win and improved to 18-4 on the season. The reigning NBA Finals MVP finished with a game-high 28 points and added nine assists, six rebounds, and three steals.</p><p>The two-handed slam over Stewart was just one example of Brown’s relentless rim attacks.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">JAYLEN CAUGHT A BODY.</p><p>That celebration is TOUGH too <a href="https://t.co/JDKVOgdo07">pic.twitter.com/JDKVOgdo07</a></p><p>— Pull up shoot  (@NElGHT_) <a href="https://twitter.com/NElGHT_/status/1864477724007375055?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>During his postgame press conference, Brown revealed that he expected a fine in the coming days. The three-time All-Star had a straightforward response when asked if the NBA would punish him.</p><p>“Oh yeah,” he said with a nod.</p><p>As the Vice President of the National Basketball Players Association, Brown knows how the league operates with fines. He explained how he simply got lost “in the moment” after his poster dunk.</p><p>“Just caught up in the moment, I guess. Big play,” Brown described. “I think that the NBA and the [Players Association] are sensitive about the gestures and things like that so, gotta be mindful of that.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Is Jaylen Brown expecting to hear from the league after his throat slash celebration?</p><p>“Oh yeah.” <a href="https://t.co/w5wIqmaOD6">pic.twitter.com/w5wIqmaOD6</a></p><p>— Daniel Donabedian (@danield1214) <a href="https://twitter.com/danield1214/status/1864516196051091891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>How have Jaylen Brown and the Celtics fared to start the 2024-25 NBA season?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jaylen-Brown-7.jpg"><figcaption>Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Fine aside, Brown and the C’s are enjoying their 2024-25 campaign. The Georgia native is averaging 25.2 points, 6.4 rebounds, and a career-high 4.6 assists per outing through 17 games. Although Brown has not been as efficient with his shot-making, his early numbers are enough to uplift <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-kyrie-irving-celtics-superteam-comment-viral">an already talented Celtics team</a>.</p><p>Last season, the Green Team went 17-5 through 22 contests before eventually dominating in the 2024 NBA Playoffs and winning it all. Boston was 64-18 in the regular season and posted a stellar 16-3 postseason record.</p><p>This season, the Celtics are off to an even stronger start, which is particularly impressive because they’ve only had <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-kristaps-porzingis-immediate-reaction-first-game-back-injury">starting center Kristaps Porzingis back in the lineup</a> for four games. The 18-4 C’s find themselves in second place in the Eastern Conference despite rolling out their true starting five—featuring Brown, Porzingis, Jayson Tatum, Derrick White, and Jrue Holiday—just two times in 22 games.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kristaps Porzingis on Jaylen Brown’s improvements and his overall play:</p><p>“He’s an animal, not gonna lie.” <a href="https://t.co/lT6zMgrp1V">pic.twitter.com/lT6zMgrp1V</a></p><p>— Daniel Donabedian (@danield1214) <a href="https://twitter.com/danield1214/status/1864518656123625637?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Up next for Brown and company is a tough back-to-back set with the Milwaukee Bucks and the Memphis Grizzlies. Both of their upcoming opponents are top-five in their respective conferences and while the Celtics have already defeated the Bucks twice this season, Friday night should mark the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-giannis-antetokounmpo-khris-middleton-expected-to-play-vs-celtics">return of Milwaukee’s three-time All-Star Khris Middleton</a>.</p><p>Saturday evening might feature a notable return as well. Former Celtics point guard Marcus Smart could play against his old squad for the first time since being traded in 2023. There was a homecoming opportunity in early 2024 when the Grizzlies visited Beantown, yet the nine-year Celtic was injured and sidelined for the 40-point loss. Boston has six straight wins over Memphis and Smart’s new crew is hoping to snap that streak.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jayson Tatum has never lost to Memphis in his NBA career. The Grizzlies are eager to change that, per <a href="https://twitter.com/DamichaelC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DamichaelC</a></p><p>“S*** got to end,” Desmond Bane said.</p><p>“We want to have Marcus [Smart’s] back and go up there and get the win,” Scotty Pippen Jr. said.</p><p>Saturday should be fun 🍿 <a href="https://t.co/UETd5kfbCI">pic.twitter.com/UETd5kfbCI</a></p><p>— Daniel Donabedian (@danield1214) <a href="https://twitter.com/danield1214/status/1865114840743686230?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Prior to that potential reunion, the Celtics will attempt to sweep the season series with the Bucks for the first time since the 2011-12 season. Celtics-Bucks begins at 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Celtics’ Jaylen Brown fined $25,000 for taunting Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/celtics-news-jaylen-brown-grabs-attention-vicious-gesture-posterizing-isaiah-stewart');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jaylen Brown grabs attention with vicious gesture after posterizing Isaiah Stewart');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jaylen-Brown-grabs-attention-with-vicious-gesture-after-posterizing-Isaiah-Stewart.jpg"></figure><h1>Jaylen Brown grabs attention with vicious gesture after posterizing Isaiah Stewart</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-04T18:51:17-08:00">December 4th, 6:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-04T18:53:46-08:00">December 4th, 6:53pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Celtics</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jaylen Brown has always played with a fire, but he has undergone a metamorphosis over the last several months. The All-Star Boston Celtics guard continues to carry a huge chip on his shoulder, determined to keep defying expectations and leave an indelible mark on the game of basketball. When he is on the court, no one is safe from his fury.</p><p>During Wednesday’s game against the Detroit Pistons, Brown operated with a unique intensity. He dunked on physical forward Isaiah Stewart, giving the fans inside TD Garden a mental poster to take home with them. Though, it is what the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-jaylen-brown-secures-nba-finals-mvp-vs-mavericks">2024 NBA Finals MVP</a> did after the emphatic jam that made the strongest impression on people.</p><p>He <a href="https://x.com/celtsallday_/status/1864477990085661047" rel="noopener">stared into the eyes</a> of Stewart and acted out the throat slash celebration. This man is not messing around.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">JAYLEN. BROWN. CAUGHT. A. BODY. 💪 <a href="https://t.co/VdA3Lke8P2">pic.twitter.com/VdA3Lke8P2</a></p><p>— CeltsAllDay (@celtsallday_) <a href="https://twitter.com/celtsallday_/status/1864477990085661047?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Celtics’ Jaylen Brown has the people talking</b></h2><p>The 28-year-old’s display is probably on the NBA’s radar by now. “Jaylen Brown just posterized Isaiah Stewart, stared him down, and did a throat slash,” Jared Weiss of The Athletic <a href="https://x.com/JaredWeissNBA/status/1864477604402639074" rel="noopener">posted on X</a>. “That’s gonna be a fine from the league.” Fans are not treating their guy any differently, though. “Jaylen Brown gave a post dunk throat slash right in front of {official} Scott Foster and lived to tell about it,” Celtics-centric podcast Chuddy’s Corner <a href="https://x.com/ChuddysCorner/status/1864478212484378771" rel="noopener">said</a>. “{GOAT} stuff.”</p><p>It has been said to excess already, but United States Basketball should have tried harder not to cross either Brown or Jayson Tatum during the Olympics. The thought of the reigning champion Celtics engaging in a revenge tour should be terrifying to the rest of the hoops world.</p><p>The 9-14 Pistons are unfortunately just collateral damage. Few non-Detroit fans are likely to feel much sympathy for Stewart, though. The controversial enforcer-type was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-isaiah-stewart-arrested-after-drew-eubanks-altercation-before-suns-game">arrested for punching Drew Eubanks</a> in February (charges were dropped), so hopefully he does not take Brown’s boasting to heart.</p><p>Based on how this matchup is going, however, all Stewart and the Pistons can do is give the former California Golden Bears star his due. Brown scored 23 points in the first half and is averaging 25.0 on the season. His shooting percentage is far below where it needs to be (just under 43 percent entering Wednesday’s contest), but he is impacting the action with his reliable defense and solid rebounding and playmaking skills (6.4 boards and 4.3 assists per game).</p><p>If and when Brown does reach his top form, the Celtics should somehow become even more intimidating. Boston defeated Detroit, 130-120. The carnage continues.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
6.0	5.5	1.7	1.4	0.4

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
6.0	5.5	1.7	1.4	0.4

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