<!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>

Jaylen Brown grabs attention with vicious gesture after posterizing 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', '/bucks-news-bobby-portis-officials-giannis-antetokounmpo-isaiah-stewart');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Bobby Portis pleads to officials over Giannis-Isaiah Stewart incident');   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/2024/11/Bobby-Portis-pleads-to-officials-over-Giannis-Isaiah-Stewart-incident.jpg"></figure><h1>Bucks’ Bobby Portis pleads to officials over Giannis-Isaiah Stewart incident</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-14T09:49:04-08:00">November 14th, 9:49am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-14T09:49:04-08:00">November 14th, 9:49am</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">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Things got physical during the Milwaukee Bucks and Detroit Pistons game when I<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-isaiah-stewart-ejection-giannis-assault">saiah Stewart was assessed a Flagrant 2 fou</a>l and ejected for pulling down Giannis Antetokounmpo to the ground. The next day, Bobby Portis <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1857098619444248960" rel="noopener">was asked</a> on the Run it Back show about the foul and how he felt it was handled.</p><p>“On this particular play, I don’t think it was a basketball play,” Portis said. “It wasn’t necessary, especially pulling someone down by their jersey. Things could have got out of hand and he could’ve got hurt. Definitely wasn’t called for.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"I'm glad Giannis was okay…if (the referees) let that one slide, they have to let one of mine slide too."</p><p>Bobby Portis on the controversial Isaiah Stewart foul which led to an ejection🗣️</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/RunItBackFDTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RunItBackFDTV</a>)<a href="https://t.co/Vl7cyavKqZ">pic.twitter.com/Vl7cyavKqZ</a> <a href="https://t.co/hmY3nxMY9K">https://t.co/hmY3nxMY9K</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1857098619444248960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 14, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Later on, Portis was asked if this is something that he’d keep in the back of his mind the next time they play the Pistons, but he was more worried about the referees than Stewart.</p><p>“I’m glad Giannis was okay…if (the referees) let that one slide, they have to let one of mine slide too,” Portis said.</p><p>Portis has had a few hard fouls called on him, so at the end of the day, he just wants the game to be called fair.</p><h2>Giannis Antetokounmpo quotes Mike Tyson after Isaiah Stewart foul</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Giannis-Antetokounmpo-2.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After the game, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-channels-mike-tyson-isaiah-stewart">Giannis Antetokounmpo used a Mike Tyson quote</a> to describe the flagrant foul from Isaiah Stewart.</p><p>“He said some guys are manufactured killers, he’s a born killer,” Antetokounmpo said. “I just feel the same way. I’ve been in that position many times in my life. I have two older brothers that, you know, push me on the floor, play, be tough on me, especially Thanasis. I’ve been so many times hit. So, it doesn’t really faze me anymore. It doesn’t really faze me. All I could think about was get up and try to make two free throws.</p><p>“At the same time, it’s a dangerous play. That’s not a basketball play. I think the ref did a great job of making the right call. I couldn’t hear what it was, but I know that he got ejected. But at the end of the day when you play guys like (Jalen) Duren and Stewart, guys that are physical, tough, you gotta expect that. Coming to the game I knew it was going to be tough for me to get to my angles and make plays.”</p><p>The foul couldn’t have bothered Antetokounmpo much, and it probably fired him up because he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-delivers-beautiful-message-to-his-mom-after-dominant-59-point-night">finished the game with 59 points</a> and led the Bucks to a victory and their first back-to-back win this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Bobby Portis pleads to officials over Giannis-Isaiah Stewart incident

<!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', '/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-channels-mike-tyson-isaiah-stewart');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo channels Mike Tyson while calling out 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/2024/11/Giannis-Antetokounmpo-channels-Mike-Tyson-while-calling-out-Isaiah-Stewart.jpg"></figure><h1>Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo channels Mike Tyson while calling out Isaiah Stewart</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-14T08:17:55-08:00">November 14th, 8:17am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-14T08:17:55-08:00">November 14th, 8:17am</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">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>During the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-giannis-scores-59-vs-pistons-fights-back-tears-amid-mvp-chants">Milwaukee Bucks and Detroit Pistons game</a>, things got physical when Isaiah Stewart grabbed Giannis Antetokounmpo’s jersey and spun him to the ground. Stewart was assessed a Flagrant 2 and ejected from the game, and afterward, Antetokounmpo <a href="https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nba/bucks/2024/11/13/detroit-pistons-isaiah-stewart-ejected-for-flagrant-2-on-milwaukee-bucks-giannis-antetokounmpo/76266758007/" rel="noopener">used a quote</a> from Mike Tyson to describe the play.</p><p>“He said some guys are manufactured killers, he’s a born killer,” Antetokounmpo said. “I just feel the same way. I’ve been in that position many times in my life. I have two older brothers that, you know, push me on the floor, play, be tough on me, especially Thanasis. I’ve been so many times hit. So, it doesn’t really faze me anymore. It doesn’t really faze me. All I could think about was get up and try to make two free throws.</p><p>“At the same time, it’s a dangerous play. That’s not a basketball play. I think the ref did a great job of making the right call. I couldn’t hear what it was, but I know that he got ejected. But at the end of the day when you play guys like (Jalen) Duren and Stewart, guys that are physical, tough, you gotta expect that. Coming to the game I knew it was going to be tough for me to get to my angles and make plays.”</p><p>Despite the physical play, Antetokounmpo was able to have a big night and lead the Bucks to victory.</p><h2>Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 59 points in win vs. Pistons</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Giannis-Antetokounmpo_8024a2.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Giannis Antetokoumpo did all that he could to get past the Pistons, and that meant recording 59 points, 14 rebounds, seven assists, three blocks, and two steals to get the victory. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-nba-history-monster-game-pistons">He made history with his stat line</a>, becoming the only player to reach those numbers while making a three-pointer, according to State Muse.</p><p>Antetokounmpo didn’t have the help of Damian Lillard and Khris Middleton as they were out due to injury, but it was no problem for the Bucks’ star. The game went into overtime after Ron Holland missed two free throws at the end of regulation, and the Bucks took off after that.</p><p>This was the first time this season that the Bucks won back-to-back games, and it could mean that they’re getting momentum after a slow start to the year. The Bucks should be getting healthy soon which would be a positive, but Antetokounmpo is showing that if has to do it by himself for the time being, he’ll do that.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo channels Mike Tyson while calling out 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', '/pistons-news-isaiah-stewart-ejection-giannis-assault');   ga('set', 'title', 'Isaiah Stewart ejection for Giannis assault has fans up in arms');   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/2024/11/Isaiah-Stewart-ejection-for-Giannis-assault-has-fans-up-in-arms.jpg"></figure><h1>Isaiah Stewart ejection for Giannis assault has fans up in arms</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-13T22:54:53-08:00">November 13th, 10:54pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-13T22:54:53-08:00">November 13th, 10:54pm</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Pistons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Detroit Pistons took a heartbreaking loss against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night, falling 127-120 in overtime. The Pistons had a big lead early in the game, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-fans-troll-ron-holland-epic-free-throw-fail">Ron Holland had a chance to win it</a> from the free throw line in regulation, but they ultimately came up short.</p><p>They could’ve used as many big men as possible in this one <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-nba-history-monster-game-pistons">to help combat Giannis Antetokounmpo</a>, who went off for 59 points, but they were without one of those bigs for a big chunk of the night. In the third quarter, center Isaiah Stewart was ejected for dragging Antetokounmpo down to the ground from behind by his jersey while the Bucks star <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1856892344773349712" rel="noopener">was going up for a layup</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Isaiah Stewart was EJECTED from the game after pulling Giannis down to the ground.</p><p>Was the ejection justified? 🤔<a href="https://t.co/90y4PJwgKy">pic.twitter.com/90y4PJwgKy</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1856892344773349712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 14, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Stewart was assessed a Flagrant 2 foul after the play.</p><p>After the play, <a href="https://x.com/GiannisWorld/status/1856891682668593446" rel="noopener">fans all over the internet</a> went in on Stewart <a href="https://x.com/heavenlybuckets/status/1856891179184390226" rel="noopener">for the dirty play</a>.</p><p>“Eject that mf Isaiah stewart immediately he can’t take being destroyed out there like a man,” one fan posted on X, formerly Twitter. Another added, “Isaiah Stewart be having the most ONE SIDED beefs istg. He just YANKED Giannis down midair by his jersey. 🤦🏽‍♂️”</p><p>Stewart made a pretty sizable impact in this one in just 14 minutes off the bench. He scored 14 points and shot 4-fr-6 from the field with one 3-pointer made. Without him in the lineup, the Pistons were forced to go to Paul Reed at center when Jalen Duren was on the bench, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-giannis-scores-59-vs-pistons-fights-back-tears-amid-mvp-chants">Antetokounmpo feasted on the Pistons defense</a> in the paint as a result.</p><p>At this point, it’s unclear whether Stewart will face additional discipline for the incident. However, he does have a history with these types of things, as <a href="https://x.com/PrinceMuse12/status/1856895074891624581" rel="noopener">one fan pointed out</a>.</p><p>“Dude has tried to assault LeBron and now Giannis,” the fan wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “When is it time to ban this bum from the entire league? No one would miss him. Hitherto, he hasn’t done a single memorable thing in the league besides assaulting people.”</p><p>Many fans will remember the viral image of Stewart chasing LeBron James around the court during a Pistons-Lakers game a few years back. Stewart has shown that he doesn’t fear even the biggest stars in the league, for better or worse.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Isaiah Stewart ejection for Giannis assault has fans up in arms

<!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-ausar-thompson-isaiah-stewart-season-ending-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pistons’ Ausar Thompson, Isaiah Stewart dealt crushing season-ending injury updates');   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/2024/03/pistons-news-ausar-thompson-to-miss-remainder-of-season-due-to-a-blood-clot.jpg"></figure><h1>Pistons’ Ausar Thompson, Isaiah Stewart dealt crushing season-ending injury updates</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-20T13:59:17-07:00">March 20th, 1:59pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-20T19:11:56-07:00">March 20th, 7:11pm</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">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Detroit Pistons will <a href="https://x.com/Pistons_PR/status/1770546699359994289?s=20">be without</a> Ausar Thompson and Isaiah Stewart for the remaining 14 games on their schedule for the 2023-24 season, the team announced on Wednesday afternoon.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Ausar Thompson will miss the rest of the season while being treated for a blood clot, per <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ShamsCharania</a>.</p><p>The Pistons rookie has played a total of 50 games. <a href="https://t.co/u3C3I6uxg2">pic.twitter.com/u3C3I6uxg2</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1770547843821871376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 20, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Thompson, who has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-monty-williams-gives-cryptic-ausar-thompson-update-amid-mystery-illness">missed the team’s last five games</a>, will not play again this season as a result of a blood clot medical staff discovered. The good news is that the rookie has been cleared to resume conditioning and will begin non-contact basketball activities at the conclusion of the regular season. He is expected to make a full recovery in preparation for next season.</p><p>Stewart has missed a chunk of time throughout the season due to multiple injuries. Now, he will be on the sidelines and miss the remainder of the year due to a right hamstring strain that he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-detroit-injury-woes-pile-up-after-isaiah-stewart-exit-vs-celtics">suffered in the third quarter</a> of Monday’s game against the Boston Celtics.</p><p>The Pistons have lost three straight games and are 12-56 overall this season. They are on pace to finish with below 16 wins, which would mark their worst season in franchise history.</p><p>Thompson and Stewart have been regular starters over the course of the 2023-24 season for the Pistons, which means there is new opportunity for secondary talents such as Marcus Sasser, James Wiseman, and others to prove their worth.</p><h2><b>Ausar Thompson’s rookie season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Ausar-Thompson-dribbling.jpg"><figcaption>Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Drafted fifth overall by the Pistons last summer, Thompson immediately exhibited his potential as a versatile athlete early on in the season for the Pistons. Given his rebounding and defensive abilities, Thompson has certainly cemented himself as a key member of his team’s core group, next to rising star Cade Cunningham.</p><p>Over the course of the season, Thompson became a much better scoring weapon on the wing for the Pistons. He recorded a career-high 22 points on 10-of-15 shooting in a 141-135 loss against the Milwaukee Bucks on January 20, and he had recorded at least 10 points in nine of his last 15 games before the Pistons sidelined him.</p><p>Since the start of February, Thompson has averaged 10.6 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 1.6 steals per game while shooting 51.1 percent from the floor. Developing a consistent jump shot, especially from the perimeter, will help Thompson grow into a potential All-Star-caliber player for Detroit.</p><p>At the start of March, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rookie-rankings-victor-wembanyama-seals-deal-early-vs-chet-holmgren">Thompson ranked</a> inside the Top 10 of ClutchPoints’ NBA Rookie Rankings for the 2023-24 season.</p><h2><b>Isaiah Stewart’s bumpy year</b></h2><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><p>The 46 games Stewart played this year were the fewest of his career. Stewart did sign a four-year, $60 million rookie-scale contract extension with the Pistons last July, signaling that the team believes he’s a core part of their frontcourt alongside rising big man Jalen Duren.</p><p>Starting in 45 of the 46 games he played in, Stewart averaged 10.9 points and 6.6 rebounds per game while shooting 38.3 percent from three-point range. His previous career-high shooting percentage from the perimeter was 33.3 percent during his rookie season.</p><p>Availability has been tough for Stewart this season, as he has suffered ankle, toe, and shoulder injuries over the course of the year. However, Stewart made headlines in February when he struck Phoenix Suns big man Drew Eubanks in the face prior to their game against one another on Valentine’s Day.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-isaiah-stewart-arrested-after-drew-eubanks-altercation-before-suns-game">Stewart was arrested</a> by Phoenix Police for the altercation that took place behind the scenes in Footprint Center, but his charges were eventually dropped. The Pistons big man was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-suspends-pistons-isaiah-stewart-three-games-punching-suns-drew-eubanks">suspended for three games</a> by the league for his actions.</p><p>The Pistons will provide an official update on his status and recovery from this right hamstring strain at a later date.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pistons’ Ausar Thompson, Isaiah Stewart dealt crushing season-ending injury updates

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He has been active in Detroit sports journalism since 2011 previously working with Bleacher Report, 1130 WDFN, and Detroit Sports Nation. Follow him on social media at @IAmEricVincent.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Detroit Pistons limped into their Monday night road matchup against the Boston Celtics courtesy of a number of critical injuries. Their health concern snowballed during the 119-94 blowout as forward Isaiah Stewart strained his hamstring in the third quarter. Stewart started favoring his leg after grabbing a rebound, which caused him to miss the rest of the second half.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Johnny Kane gives an update on Isaiah Stewart, who left with a sore right hamstring. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DetroitBasketball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DetroitBasketball</a> <a href="https://t.co/rVoKCJnxBE">pic.twitter.com/rVoKCJnxBE</a></p><p>— Bally Sports Detroit (@BallySportsDET) <a href="https://twitter.com/BallySportsDET/status/1769890422996758893?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Detroit entered the game already missing four key players in Cade Cunningham (knee), Quentin Grimes (knee), Simone Fontecchio (toe), and Ausar Thompson (illness). Grimes has been in and out of the lineup for the Pistons while dealing with this knee injury before the trade deadline. Meanwhile, Monday night marked the fifth consecutive game missed by Thompson managing an undisclosed illness.</p><p>Boston also came into the game shorthanded with star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-jayson-tatum-jaylen-brown-uncertain-injury-status-vs-pistons" rel="noopener">Jayson Tatum inactive</a> from an ankle injury. The Celtics picked up the scoring slack without him, as four different players scored at least 20 points. Forward Jaylen Brown led all scorers finishing with 30 points. Guard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-derrick-white-first-career-triple-double-teammates-boston-fans-hyped" rel="noopener">Derrick White recorded</a> his first career triple-double with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.</p><p>Detroit struggled mightily on offense for a good portion of the game. The Pistons finished the night shooting 42.9% from the field and 31% from three. Guard Jaden Ivey led the Pistons in scoring with 21 points in 29 minutes.</p><p>Pistons’ head coach Monty Williams advised the team would hopefully <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90t2McGIdU4">have an update</a> on Stewart’s injury when they return home, per Bally Sports Detroit. Williams also spoke to the impact of missing that many players due to injury.</p><p>“When you’re missing that many guys, you have to do something that overwhelms in the stat sheet. We didn’t shoot it well, we didn’t generate enough threes, we didn’t get to the free throw line and we got outrebounded,” Williams explained. “It’s just one of those games where their intensity, their physicality, and the veterans they have on the floor know how to play and you saw it in many stretches tonight.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pistons’ injury woes pile up after Isaiah Stewart exit vs. Celtics

<!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', '/suns-news-drew-eubanks-injuries-revealed-isaiah-stewart-fight');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns: Drew Eubanks’ injuries revealed after Isaiah Stewart fight');   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/2024/03/suns-news-drew-eubanks-injuries-revealed-after-isaiah-stewart-fight.webp"></figure><h1>Suns: Drew Eubanks’ injuries revealed after Isaiah Stewart fight</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-05T08:37:35-08:00">March 5th, 8:37am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-05T08:38:26-08:00">March 5th, 8:38am</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">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Detroit Pistons have been in the news for all the wrong reasons this year. Not only have they won just nine games to this point in the season, but they made headlines a few weeks ago when big man <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-isaiah-stewart-punches-drew-eubanks-at-suns-tunnel-in-shocking-pre-game-altercation" rel="noopener">Isaiah Stewart punched</a> Phoenix Suns center Drew Eubanks in the face prior to a game in Arizona. In an altercation before their game on February 14, there was no love between Stewart and Eubanks.</p><p>While video was not released of this incident, Stewart allegedly struck Eubanks across the face. Phoenix police then arrested Stewart for assaulting Drew Eubanks, only to issue him a citation. More recently, all charges against the Pistons big man were dropped following his 3-game suspension from the NBA.</p><p>Now, more details have been revealed as to what actually occurred, including what happened to Eubanks after he was sucker punched by Stewart.</p><h2><b>Drew Eubanks’ injuries revealed</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Drew_Eubanks_looking_up.webp"><figcaption>Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>After being struck by Stewart, Eubanks was left with <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2024/03/05/drew-eubanks-suffered-bloody-gums-loose-teeth-in-isaiah-stewart-fight-cops-say/?adid=social-tws" rel="noopener">bloody gums and loose teeth</a>, according to TMZ. Eubanks also made the formal complaint to the Phoenix Police Department five hours after the incident in the back tunnels of Footprint Center occurred.</p><p>Allegedly, Stewart confronted Eubanks while entering the arena due to prior interactions these two have had in the past. Eubanks told police that as the Pistons big man got off the bus, he immediately began stirring things up verbally. The Suns center claims he was trying to walk away to defuse the situation, but Stewart continued to step up to him until he struck him across the face.</p><p>After this game against the Pistons, one that Stewart did not play in for obvious reasons, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-drew-eubanks-breaks-silence-isaiah-stewart-sucker-punch" rel="noopener">Eubanks told reporters</a> that while he did get hit pretty hard by Stewart, the blow was a “soft punch.”</p><p>Stewart has since served his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-suspends-pistons-isaiah-stewart-three-games-punching-suns-drew-eubanks" rel="noopener">3-game suspension</a> handed down by the league office for his altercation with Eubanks. The Suns big man did not receive any penalties, as he did not make physical contact with Stewart.</p><p>“First and foremost, I apologize to my teammates. Just the organization,” Stewart said upon <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-isaiah-stewart-breaks-silence-issues-apology-3-game-suspension" rel="noopener">returning from his suspension</a>. “I always want to represent the organization in great fashion, so I apologized to my teammates and coaches just because we’ve been through a lot this season. I don’t mean to bring nothing upon them, but I also appreciate them having my back.”</p><p>For Eubanks, he did not miss any time following this altercation with Stewart. In fact, he has played in seven games since the incident occurred, including the Suns’ game against the Pistons on Valentine’s Day. He has averaged 4.1 points and 3.9 rebounds in roughly 14.3 minutes per game during this span.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns: Drew Eubanks’ injuries revealed after Isaiah Stewart fight

<!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-breaks-silence-issues-apology-3-game-suspension');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart breaks silence, issues apology after 3-game suspension');   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/2024/02/Pistons_news_Isaiah_Stewart_breaks_silence_issues_apology_after_3-game_suspension.webp"></figure><h1>Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart breaks silence, issues apology after 3-game suspension</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-29T10:58:13-08:00">February 29th, 10:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-29T10:58:13-08:00">February 29th, 10:58am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Detroit Pistons picked up a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-cade-cunningham-amazing-reaction-bulls-win-detroit-disappointing-season" rel="noopener">surprising win</a> over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night, and it may have been due in part to the return of their starting center Isaiah Stewart. It was the first time Stewart had suited up in a month due to an ankle injury and a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-suspends-pistons-isaiah-stewart-three-games-punching-suns-drew-eubanks" rel="noopener">three-game suspension</a> he received for his role in a pre-game altercation with Drew Eubanks of the Phoenix Suns.</p><p>Prior to the Pistons matchup with the Suns, Stewart punched Eubanks in the face during a confrontation in the tunnels, which quickly netted him a three-game suspension from the league. Now that he’s back on the court, Stewart took a second to <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeACurtis2/status/1763258269882011666" rel="noopener">shed some more light</a> on what happened, while also apologizing to his team for his wayward actions.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Asked Isaiah Stewart what led to the altercation with Drew Eubanks on Feb. 14. He didn’t address the matter itself, but he issued an apology to his teammates, coaches and the organization: </p><p>📸: <a href="https://twitter.com/KoryEWoods?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KoryEWoods</a> <a href="https://t.co/7jXnGbrXrI">pic.twitter.com/7jXnGbrXrI</a></p><p>— Mike Curtis (@MikeACurtis2) <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeACurtis2/status/1763258269882011666?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 29, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Isaiah Stewart’s actions were clearly out of line, and it wasn’t much of a surprise to see that he picked up a suspension for his latest altercation. Stewart hasn’t been afraid to mix it up with his opponents before, and while he’s raised some eyebrows with these sorts of incidents before, he crossed a line by punching Eubanks in a game that hadn’t even started yet.</p><p>The good news is that the situation is over now, and Stewart is back on the court for Detroit. While it’s been a miserable season for the Pistons, Stewart has been having a decent campaign in his bigger role with the team this year. Now he will be looking to stay on the court for the rest of the year, and hopefully finish off the season on a high note now that this altercation is in the rearview mirror.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart breaks silence, issues apology after 3-game suspension

<!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-suspends-pistons-isaiah-stewart-three-games-punching-suns-drew-eubanks');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA suspends Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart three games for punching Suns’ Drew Eubanks');   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/2024/02/Pistons_news_NBA_suspends_Isaiah_Stewart_three_games_for_punching_Suns__Drew_Eubanks.webp"></figure><h1>NBA suspends Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart three games for punching Suns’ Drew Eubanks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-22T13:43:38-08:00">February 22nd, 1:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-22T13:44:58-08:00">February 22nd, 1:44pm</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">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Detroit Pistons big man Isaiah Stewart has been <a href="https://x.com/NBAPR/status/1760774530098667625?s=20" rel="noopener">suspended three games</a> for his altercation with Phoenix Suns center Drew Eubanks prior to their game in Phoenix on February 14, the NBA announced on Thursday.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Pistons forward Isaiah Stewart has been suspended for three games for altercation with Drew Eubanks, per <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ShamsCharania</a>. <a href="https://t.co/baX9GyhASp">pic.twitter.com/baX9GyhASp</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1760776811942908387?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Stewart, who pushed and punched Eubanks in the face during the altercation, was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-isaiah-stewart-arrested-after-drew-eubanks-altercation-before-suns-game" rel="noopener">arrested</a> and issued a citation by Phoenix Police, but he never went to jail. While he was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-isaiah-stewart-gets-court-date-after-drew-eubanks-assault" rel="noopener">scheduled to appear in court</a> on February 23 for the misdemeanor assault charge, the Phoenix Municipal Court has since <a href="https://x.com/Baxter/status/1760780996226756767?s=20" rel="noopener">dismissed these charges</a> at the wish of the prosecutor’s office, according to ESPN’s Baxter Holmes.</p><p>The former first-round pick will begin serving his suspension for the Pistons with the next NBA regular-season game that he is eligible and physically able to play in, which is expected to be on Thursday night against the Indiana Pacers.</p><p>At this time, it is unclear what caused last week’s incident between the two big men to occur. Camera footage of what actually happened has not been released to the public. Upon the conclusion of their review, including video of the altercation, the NBA has now decided to punish Stewart for his actions.</p><p>“Words were said,” <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-drew-eubanks-breaks-silence-isaiah-stewart-sucker-punch" rel="noopener">Eubanks commented</a> when asked about his scuffle with Stewart. “I got sucker punched, and security intervened.”</p><p>Regarding Stewart punching him in the mouth, Eubanks said after the game on Feb. 14 that he was fine and that it was a “soft punch.”</p><p>Players and coaches from both teams discussed the matter with reporters after news of this altercation broke last Wednesday. The Suns even went so far as to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-phoenix-drops-blunt-statement-shocking-drew-eubanks-isaiah-stewart-alteraction" rel="noopener">issue their own statement</a> from an organizational standpoint on the matter, stating that the attack on Eubanks was “unprovoked,” a word that Pistons head coach Monty Williams seemed to take exception to in his postgame remarks.</p><p>“I think that is irresponsible, for sure, for them to do that when you really don’t know, because two sides are giving their story,” Williams stated. “I think until you find out everything, you can’t make those statements.”</p><p>This marks the second time in Stewart’s four-year career with the Pistons that he has been suspended. He is infamously known for his <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1726984292327473638?s=20" rel="noopener">incident with LeBron James</a> during the 2021-22 season. After being elbowed in the face by James on a rebound attempt, a blow that left him bleeding above his right eye, Stewart tried to confront the superstar. He was held back by numerous security guards and team personnel before breaking free and chasing after LeBron. Stewart was suspended for two games for what occurred in 2021.</p><p>Just last offseason, Stewart signed a four-year, $60 million contract extension with the Pistons. In a total of 35 games this season, the 22-year-old has averaged 11.0 points and 6.8 rebounds per game while shooting 47.0 percent from the floor and 37.4 percent from three-point range.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA suspends Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart three games for punching Suns’ Drew Eubanks

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He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Detroit Pistons big man Isaiah Stewart has now gotten a court date to address his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-isaiah-stewart-punches-drew-eubanks-at-suns-tunnel-in-shocking-pre-game-altercation" rel="noopener">recent punching incident</a> with Phoenix Suns center Drew Eubanks.</p><p>Stewart is scheduled to appear in court on February 23 for the misdemeanor assault charge he got in his altercation with Eubanks. To recall, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-isaiah-stewart-arrested-after-drew-eubanks-altercation-before-suns-game" rel="noopener">Pistons youngster was arrested</a> and given a citation for punching the Suns veteran before the two team’s showdown on February 14.</p><p>“Phoenix Municipal Court <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1759711323917549664?s=20" rel="noopener">has set a Feb. 23 court date</a> for the Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart on a misdemeanor assault charge, according to police. Stewart was arrested and issued a citation before being released last week after an altercation with the Suns’ Drew Eubanks,” Shams Charania of The Athletic reported.</p><p>Full details of the incident are still unknown, including what led to Isaiah Stewart punching Drew Eubanks to the face. Initial reports mentioned that the two were going chest-to-chest before the Pistons big swung his arms towards his Suns counterpart.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-drew-eubanks-breaks-silence-isaiah-stewart-sucker-punch" rel="noopener">Eubanks himself was tight-lipped</a> about the incident, only saying that “words were said” and that he got “sucker punched” before security intervened.</p><p>Both the Suns and Pistons have released their own statements on the incident as well, with Phoenix condemning the violence that Stewart showed. The team added that the incident was “unprovoked.”</p><p>“The attack on Drew Eubanks was unprovoked, and acts of violence such as this are unacceptable. We unequivocally support Drew and will continue to work with local law enforcement and the NBA,” a Suns spokesperson shared.</p><p>As for the Pistons, the team only said in the wake of the incident that they are investigating the matter and what caused the incident.</p><p>More information about the altercation should come out, especially after Stewart’s court date. For now, it remains to be seen how the Pistons will discipline Stewart.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart gets court date after Drew Eubanks assault charge

<!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', '/suns-news-kevin-durant-frank-vogel-speak-out-on-drew-eubanks-isaiah-stewart-incident');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kevin Durant, Frank Vogel speak out on Drew Eubanks-Isaiah Stewart incident');   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/2024/02/Suns_news_Kevin_Durant_Frank_Vogel_speak_out_on_Drew_Eubanks-Isaiah_Stewart_incident.webp"></figure><h1>Kevin Durant, Frank Vogel speak out on Drew Eubanks-Isaiah Stewart incident</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-15T08:03:28-08:00">February 15th, 8:03am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-15T08:03:28-08:00">February 15th, 8:03am</time><address><a>Randall Barnes</a>Randall Barnes is a Fall 2019 Graduate of Fort Valley State University, an HBCU (Historically Black College or University) in Fort Valley, Georgia, where he majored in Media Studies. He is the Founder of HBCU Pulse, a multimedia outlet with the mission to tell the authentic stories of HBCU Life via traditional, digital and social media outlets to amplify our voice. He is also the host of HBCU Pulse Radio, which can be heard on SiriusXM Channel 142 HBCU Fridays at 5 p.m. EST and wherever you get your podcasts.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>During the postgame press conference after the Suns’ win against the Pistons, Coach Frank Vogel and star player Kevin Durant <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-isaiah-stewart-punches-drew-eubanks-at-suns-tunnel-in-shocking-pre-game-altercation" rel="noopener">addressed the altercation</a> involving Isaiah Stewart and Suns player Drew Eubanks. Both Durant and Vogel spoke in support of Eubanks.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kevin Durant on the incident between Drew Eubanks and Isaiah Stewart before last night’s Suns-Pistons game:</p><p>“There’s a lot of sh*t that comes with being an NBA player… It’s unfortunate what happened before the game, it’s supposed to be a brotherhood. But I also understand,… <a href="https://t.co/aeT7x2zI6m">pic.twitter.com/aeT7x2zI6m</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1758144496833859882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“There’s no place for anything like that in our game.”</p><p>Frank Vogel on the incident between Isaiah Stewart and Drew Eubanks before last night’s Suns-Pistons game.</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/TrevorMBooth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TrevorMBooth</a>) <a href="https://t.co/tuwTtqCfQC">pic.twitter.com/tuwTtqCfQC</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1758137545521803357?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>“Yeah, you keep the game first. It’s a lot of noise around our game, a lot of sh*t that comes with being an NBA player. We keep the main thing and all of that stuff will fade away,” Durant said in his postgame comments. “But unfortunately, what happened before the game there’s supposed to be a brotherhood. But I also understand, dudes get into stuff and stuff may happen, but, we try to avoid that in this league but sh*t happens, and hopefully we can move on from it, and we all support Drew and have Drew’s back, and, He’ll move past it.”</p><p>Voguel was effusive in his condemnation of the altercation in his brief comments on the incident.</p><p>“I got here shortly around when it happened. There’s no place for anything like that in our game. There’s no place for it. But we have at least a statement as a team. I don’t have anything more to add to that.</p><p>According to The Athletic, there was <a href="https://theathletic.com/5276718/2024/02/14/isaiah-stewart-drew-eubanks-punch-pistons-suns/" rel="noopener">a heated incident</a> between Stewart and Eubanks in the tunnel of the Sun’s home arena, the Footprint Center. The players were face to face, and Stewart landed a punch on Eubank’s lip. Police were called to intervene and separate the two players, after which Stewart left the arena. Subsequently, Stewart was arrested for assault, given a citation, and later released.</p><p>Both the Suns and the Pistons <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-detroit-shares-immediate-reaction-to-isaiah-stewart-drew-eubanks-pregame-scuffle" rel="noopener">released a statement</a> following the incident.</p><p>“The attack on Drew Eubanks was unprovoked, and acts of violence such as this are unacceptable. We unequivocally support Drew, and will continue to work with local law enforcement and the NBA,” the Suns said in their statement.</p><p>The Pistons’ statement read, “We are aware of the incident between Isaiah Stewart and Drew Eubanks prior to this evening’s game. We are in the process of gathering information about what happened and what provoked it, and responding to the NBA and local authorities.”</p><p>The investigation into the incident is still ongoing.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kevin Durant, Frank Vogel speak out on Drew Eubanks-Isaiah Stewart incident

<!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-arrested-after-drew-eubanks-altercation-before-suns-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart arrested after Drew Eubanks altercation before Suns 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/2024/02/Pistons_news_Isaiah_Stewart_arrested_after_Drew_Eubanks_altercation_before_Suns_game_copy.webp"></figure><h1>Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart arrested after Drew Eubanks altercation before Suns game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-14T22:28:30-08:00">February 14th, 10:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-14T22:59:00-08:00">February 14th, 10:59pm</time><address><a>Jack Winter</a>Jack Winter is a veteran NBA writer and editor based on the West Coast. He currently lives in Oakland, covering the last legs of the Golden State Warriors' dynasty.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Detroit Pistons big man Isaiah Stewart was reportedly arrested after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-isaiah-stewart-punches-drew-eubanks-at-suns-tunnel-in-shocking-pre-game-altercation" rel="noopener">punching Drew Eubanks</a> during an altercation before his team’s loss to the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night.</p><p>“Phoenix Police arrested Isaiah Stewart for assaulting Drew Eubanks. Stewart was issued a citation and released. The investigation remains active,” Mark McClune of Arizona’s Family <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkMcClune/status/1758007694076924385" rel="noopener">wrote on Twitter</a>.</p><p>After his arrest for assault by Phoenix police, Stewart was issued a citation and released.</p><p><a href="https://www.azfamily.com/2024/02/15/pistons-isaiah-stewart-arrested-pregame-fight-with-suns-drew-eubanks/" rel="noopener">Local authorities</a> say the incident between Stewart and Eubanks took place at approximately 4:45 p.m. in the Footprint Center parking lot as players from both teams arrived at the arena. As players argued, Stewart punched Eubanks, according to Phoenix police.</p><p>“Words were said, I got sucker punched, and security intervened,” <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-drew-eubanks-breaks-silence-isaiah-stewart-sucker-punch" rel="noopener">Eubanks said</a> prior to tipoff.</p><p>The rugged veteran went on to say he was “straight,” calling the contact from Stewart a “soft punch.”</p><p>Stewart didn’t play in Detroit’s ensuing 116-100 loss to Phoenix, listed as out with a sprained ankle prior to the altercation. He reportedly left Footprint Center with team security following the exchange. Eubanks came off the bench behind Jusuf Nurkic, finishing with six points, six rebounds, two steals on a block on 3-of-8 shooting in 18 minutes of action.</p><p>In a statement on the matter, the Suns placed full blame on Stewart.</p><p>“The attack on Drew Eubanks was unprovoked, and acts of violence such as this are unacceptable,” the team said. “We unequivocally support Drew, and will continue to work with local law enforcement and the NBA.”</p><p>Stewart, 22, signed a four-year, $60 million extension with the Pistons last summer. Known as “Beef Stew” for his thick, muscular physique and pointedly physical playing style, the fourth-year veteran has previously been involved in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-isaiah-stewart-true-feelings-towards-lebron-james-revealed" rel="noopener">on-court squabbles</a> with Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green and, most notably, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart arrested after Drew Eubanks altercation before Suns 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-detroit-shares-immediate-reaction-to-isaiah-stewart-drew-eubanks-pregame-scuffle');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pistons share immediate reaction to Isaiah Stewart-Drew Eubanks pregame scuffle');   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/2024/02/Pistons_news_Detroit_s_shares_immediate_reaction_to_Isaiah_Stewart-Drew_Eubanks_pregame_scuffle.webp"></figure><h1>Pistons share immediate reaction to Isaiah Stewart-Drew Eubanks pregame scuffle</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-14T19:16:33-08:00">February 14th, 7:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-14T19:16:33-08:00">February 14th, 7:16pm</time><address><a>Randall Barnes</a>Randall Barnes is a Fall 2019 Graduate of Fort Valley State University, an HBCU (Historically Black College or University) in Fort Valley, Georgia, where he majored in Media Studies. He is the Founder of HBCU Pulse, a multimedia outlet with the mission to tell the authentic stories of HBCU Life via traditional, digital and social media outlets to amplify our voice. He is also the host of HBCU Pulse Radio, which can be heard on SiriusXM Channel 142 HBCU Fridays at 5 p.m. EST and wherever you get your podcasts.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Pistons have released a statement <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-drew-eubanks-breaks-silence-isaiah-stewart-sucker-punch" rel="noopener">following a reported altercation</a> between Detroit player Isaiah Stewart and Suns player Drew Eubanks. <a href="https://theathletic.com/5276718/2024/02/14/isaiah-stewart-drew-eubanks-punch-pistons-suns/" rel="noopener">Per The Athletic</a>, Stewart, and Eubanks got into an altercation in a tunnel in the Sun’s home arena the Footprint Center. Both players were chest to chest and Stewart threw a punch that connected with Eubank’s lip. Police were called and separated the two players and Stewart left the arena.</p><p>The Suns <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-phoenix-drops-blunt-statement-shocking-drew-eubanks-isaiah-stewart-alteraction" rel="noopener">issued a statement</a> Wednesday evening saying, “The attack on Drew Eubanks was unprovoked, and acts of violence such as this are unacceptable. We unequivocally support Drew, and will continue to work with local law enforcement and the NBA”</p><p>The Detroit Pistons also released a statement, saying, “We are aware of the incident between Isaiah Stewart and Drew Eubanks prior to this evening’s game. We are in the process of gathering information about what happened and what provoked it, and responding to the NBA and local authorities.”</p><p>Stewart has been out of action the past few games due to an ankle injury and was preparing to return to the team after the All-Star break. He recently joined the team on their most recent west coast road trip.</p><p>As far as the tension between Stewart and Eubanks, it appears as if it’s been brewing for a moment. When the Suns visited the Pistons on November 5th, Stewart and Eubanks had several contentious moments and were said to be trading words with each other throughout the contest.</p><p>Stewart is known as a physical player, who has had small altercations with players such as Draymond Green and Giannis  Antetokounmpo in the past. He had a well-publicized altercation with LeBron James in the 2021-2022 season that resulted in him being suspended for two games and James being suspended for one game.</p><p>As of this writing, the NBA has not commented on the incident.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pistons share immediate reaction to Isaiah Stewart-Drew Eubanks pregame 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', '/suns-news-phoenix-drops-blunt-statement-shocking-drew-eubanks-isaiah-stewart-alteraction');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns drop blunt statement on shocking Drew Eubanks-Isaiah Stewart altercation');   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/2024/02/Phoenix_drops_blunt_statement_on_shocking_Drew_Eubanks-Isaiah_Stewart_altercation.webp"></figure><h1>Suns drop blunt statement on shocking Drew Eubanks-Isaiah Stewart altercation</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-14T18:55:44-08:00">February 14th, 6:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-14T18:57:41-08:00">February 14th, 6:57pm</time><address><a>Christopher Smith</a>Chris Smith is an All Sports Editor for ClutchPoints. The Aurora, Illinois native earned a degree in philosophy from Creighton University, where he also competed as a Division 1 Cross Country runner. Smith has previously written for FanSided and Last Word on Sports, and his primary interests lie in the NBA, Brooklyn Nets, and distance running.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Phoenix Suns are amid a tense cross-conference matchup <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-isaiah-stewart-punching-drew-eubanks-sparks-stunned-reactions" rel="noopener">against the Detroit Pistons</a>. However, madness ensued before the start of the game. Isaiah Stewart reportedly punched Drew Eubanks in the Footprint center’s tunnels. Now, Phoenix has released a blunt statement on the matter.</p><h2><b>The Suns do not condone Isaiah Stewart’s actions toward Drew Eubanks</b></h2><p>Phoenix provided an elaborate statement on the interaction between <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-drew-eubanks-breaks-silence-isaiah-stewart-sucker-punch" rel="noopener">Eubanks and Stewart</a> on Wednesday night:</p><p>“The attack on Drew Eubanks was unprovoked, and acts of violence such as this are unacceptable. We unequivocally support Drew and will continue to work with local law enforcement and the NBA,” a Phoenix <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAthletic/status/1757948855692439939" rel="noopener">spokesperson told The Athletic</a>.</p><p>Hopefully, Eubanks did not suffer any injuries from the altercation. It is not clear what prompted Stewart to engage the Suns forward before the game. Nevertheless, it looks like the appropriate parties will due their diligence to resolve the issue.</p><p>The Suns entered the Pistons game after a close 130-125 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Feb. 13th. Of course, Phoenix is relying on Kevin Durant for a spark against a hungry Detroit team.</p><p>Durant is doing nearly everything on the court for the Suns at the midpoint of the NBA season. The 35-year-old averages 28.3 points to go with a team-high 1.3 blocks per game. He notched 28 points and 11 rebounds on Tuesday night versus the Kings.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Pistons are led by Cade Cunningham, who averages 22.1 points and 7.4 assists per contest. His team hopes to snap a two-game losing streak.</p><p>All in all, the Suns look to maintain momentum despite the shocking Drew Eubanks-Isaiah Stewart incident.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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