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

Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart ejected for Thomas Bryant flagrant foul

<!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', '/heat-news-thomas-bryant-drops-truth-on-testing-nba-free-agency-miami-return');   ga('set', 'title', 'Thomas Bryant drops truth on testing NBA free agency, Heat return');   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/2024/07/Thomas-Bryant-drops-truth-on-testing-NBA-free-agency-Miami-return.jpeg"></figure><h1>Thomas Bryant drops truth on testing NBA free agency, Heat return</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-10T15:25:38-07:00">July 10th, 3:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-10T15:25:38-07:00">July 10th, 3:25pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-miami-bolsters-depth-amid-demar-derozan-pursuit">Miami Heat center Thomas Bryant is back</a> with the Heat on a new one-year, minimum deal after he opted out of his player option before free agency began. He would test out the waters around the league, but ultimately decided to come back to Miami as he spoke for the first time Wednesday after his new deal saying that the intention was to “see what was available,” but at the end of the day he loves the organization.</p><p>“Me and my agent, we both talked and we thought, just for us was to just to look at the market and just see what was available,” Bryant said. “And for us it was never about any misfortune or anything like that. I love the Miami Heat personally, I love the way that their culture is, the coaching staff, and the guys that they have around each other. It was about just for myself as a player and everything individually of just what was else might be out there what potentially could be out there.”</p><h2><b>Bryant talks about coming back to Heat with a ton of centers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Thomas-Bryant-getting-a-rebound-on-March-18-2024.jpeg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Bryant <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-heat-hold-defiant-conclusion-about-disappointing-season">joins back a Heat team</a> that are filled with centers as besides one of the team’s cornerstones in Bam Adebayo, the team re-signed Kevin Love to a two-year deal, and even drafted a seven-foot fellow Indiana Hoosier in Kel’el Ware. While playing time was already sparse for Bryant <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-why-kevin-love-had-no-doubt-about-re-signing-with-miami">last season with Miami,</a> he said that any team has a ton of big-men on their roster, but he fills in a need that the organization is looking for.</p><p>“For me, it’s just like there is a lot of centers on any team, it’s all about finding your way, your niche, and everything on what the team needs from you,” Bryant said. “For me personally, I got great feedback from the from guys in Miami and just knowing that there are the other guys out there, of course everybody’s out there competing but for me, it’s just seeing the guys are there and seeing what this organization brings to the table and everything. I just feel like I fit that mold that the Miami Heat fit and produce out there so I feel like coming back to the Miami Heat was probably one one of the better decisions that I made.”</p><h2><b>What Bryant wants to improve on going into next Heat season</b></h2><p>Despite being 26-years old, Bryant has been a part of three other teams like the Washington Wizards, Los Angeles Lakers, and even the Denver Nuggetsm, being a part of the championship team t<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-terry-rozier-breaks-silence-after-being-cleared-from-neck-injury">hat beat Miami in the</a> 2023 NBA Finals. Going into this upcoming season, Bryant wants to <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1811156846276923780" rel="noopener">improve on team chemistry</a> and with a full season and a summer about to be under his belt, he said to ClutchPoints that it will be helpful.</p><p>“I would say the things that I’m working on improving is just trying to find that chemistry real quickly with this team that we have now,” Bryant said. “Going into last year, it was very difficult for a guy that was just coming in with the Miami Heat organization that with guys that have been together for three, four, or five years together. You know, it’s a little difficult trying to get that team chemistry and that chemistry that you want to have in order to try and produce for your team and help your team in any way shape or form.”</p><p>“So I feel like that will be big right there, especially in the summertime of just knowing what the organization is, now knowing what they expect from the players, the guy that you might be with, and going to be probably playing with or be around more, so that’ll help a lot in just continuing to the overall game of just being a great defensive rebounder, offensive rebounder, cleaning up the glass, blocking shots, and consistently making the three ball as well.”</p><p>At any rate, Bryant hopes to be a huge factor in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-bam-adebayos-message-miami-contract-extension">helping the Heat improve</a> after their second straight season finishing at the eighth seed.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Thomas Bryant drops truth on testing NBA free agency, Heat return

<!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', '/heat-news-why-thomas-bryant-was-shocked-3-game-suspension-over-pelicans-altercation');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Heat’s Thomas Bryant was shocked by 3-game suspension over Pelicans 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/Heat_news_Why_Thomas_Bryant_was_shocked_by_3-game_suspension_over_Pelicans_altercation.webp"></figure><h1>Why Heat’s Thomas Bryant was shocked by 3-game suspension over Pelicans altercation</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-25T17:29:57-08:00">February 25th, 5:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-25T17:29:57-08:00">February 25th, 5:29pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Sunday, the NBA handed out a slew of suspensions to the Miami Heat in response to a recent altercation that took place during Friday’s road game vs the New Orleans Pelicans. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butlers-funny-reaction-1game-suspension-pelicans-brawl" rel="noopener">Several Heat and</a> <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-others-suspended-pelicans-brawl" rel="noopener">Pelicans players got</a> into it, an altercation that first started when Heat forward Kevin Love took a hard, but probably not dirty, foul on Pelicans’ star Zion Williamson, which resulted in some shouting between the two teams.</p><p>On Sunday, the NBA announced that Heat star Jimmy Bulter and backup forward Nikola Jovic would be suspended for a game each for their role in the scuffle. Meanwhile, Miami backup center Thomas Bryant was handed a three-game suspension by the league.</p><p>It seems that no one is more surprised <a href="https://twitter.com/IraHeatBeat/status/1761877054587600897" rel="noopener">about that decision</a> than Bryant himself.</p><p>“Thomas Bryant said he was trying to be peacemaker during Friday’s melee in New Orleans, and was surprised by his three-game suspension,” reported Heat insider Ira Winderman of the Sun-Sentinel on his account on X, the social media platform formerly referred to as Twitter.</p><p>Unless the league office has access to a different set of film than the rest of us, it wouldn’t appear that Thomas Bryant did anything more egregious than anyone else on Friday evening.</p><p>In any case, the Heat went on to win that game, which went down to the wire, showing impressive poise despite the ejections, as well as an injury to shooting guard Tyler Herro down the stretch of the contest.</p><p>The Heat next take the floor on Monday vs the Sacramento Kings.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Heat’s Thomas Bryant was shocked by 3-game suspension over Pelicans altercation

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He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>All hell broke loose in the fourth quarter of the Miami Heat’s Friday night battle against the New Orleans Pelicans. The Pelicans took exception to Kevin Love’s hard foul on Zion Williamson, which led to some fisticuffs between Jimmy Butler and Naji Marshall. While that scuffle between Butler and Marshall ended up being the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-gets-into-heated-fight-after-naji-marshall-strangles-him" rel="noopener">center of the altercation</a>, a secondary fistfight broke out between Thomas Bryant and Jose Alvarado — and that may have been more violent than everything that transpired in what was a wild sequence.</p><p>One fan, in particular, had a front row seat to the exchange of blows between Bryant and Alvarado. The rule prohibiting bench players from entering the court during altercations made sure that the Heat and Pelicans role players stayed on the sideline during their fight, which gave fans a <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1761236626339205252" rel="noopener">close vantage point</a> of the proceedings.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">This fan recorded the wild Thomas Bryant-Jose Alvarado altercation during Pelicans-Heat 😳</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/blockcity_99?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@blockcity_99</a>)</p><p> <a href="https://t.co/7DpeFq3ydK">pic.twitter.com/7DpeFq3ydK</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1761236626339205252?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Of course, referees <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-jimmy-butler-heat-fight-vs-pelicans-starts-blame-game-between-fans" rel="noopener">ended up ejecting</a> Thomas Bryant and Jose Alvarado from the game in addition to the early exits from Jimmy Butler and Naji Marshall. Further punishment awaits these Heat and Pelicans players; Bryant and Alvarado, especially, should garner a multiple-game suspension from the league after the two clearly went swinging at each other in the heat of the moment.</p><p>It’s not quite clear yet how the tension between Bryant and Alvarado broke to the point that they felt the urge to come to blows. But it’s clear that these outbursts have no place in the NBA, especially when they’re at very close proximity to fans. The last thing the NBA needs is another Malice at the Palace situation.</p><p>Fans have seen some wild violent outbursts this season. In addition to the fight between the Heat and the Pelicans, Detroit Pistons big man Isaiah Stewart <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-suspends-pistons-isaiah-stewart-three-games-punching-suns-drew-eubanks" rel="noopener">lashed out</a> at Phoenix Suns center Drew Eubanks on February. Meanwhile, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has been at the center of controversy aplenty, with the last straw being his clubbing swing towards Jusuf Nurkic which netted him an indefinite suspension.</p><p>Nonetheless, in the end, the Heat appeared to be galvanized in the aftermath of the altercation, claiming the win over the Pelicans, 106-95.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat-Pelicans: Thomas Bryant, Jose Alvarado fight goes viral after wild altercation

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He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-heat-takeaways-from-the-win-vs-hornets" rel="noopener">Miami Heat started a four game</a> home-stand against the Charlotte Hornets Wednesday night, they did so with a bang as they beat them, 115-104. It was a complete outing for the Heat as the starting lineup did their job, but it was the second unit or the bench that over-exceeded and led to the win.</p><p>While players like rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr. continues to impress, it was the likes of Thomas Bryant and Jamal Cain that were the “X-factors” that propelled the Heat to victory. As a whole, Miami had 45 bench points.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-has-blunt-review-of-win-vs-hornets-after-horrible-basketball" rel="noopener">Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke</a> to the media after the game and complimented players like Cain and especially Bryant who don’t get their name call often, but when they do, they maximize their opportunities. He credits the bench players grit and fortitude to stay ready.</p><p>“It’s never easy in this league for any player, when you’re not necessarily consistently in the rotation and then all of a sudden your number is called,” Spoelstra said. “You better have done a lot of work to prepare and be ready for the opportunity. You see that slip away from so many players in this league. They get frustrated, then they pout, then they’re not ready when their number is called and then they play poorly, and then it’s done.”</p><p>As Spoelstra alluded to, Bryant’s chance for game-time minutes have been sparse, even with star Bam Adebayo out, one would think the former Washington Wizard and Los Angeles Lakers big-man would play more. At the end of the day, when he was called into the game in the second quarter Wednesday, he made an immediate impact.</p><h2><b>Bryant talks about “staying ready”</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/bryant.jpg"></figure><p>In the second period alone, he would score seven points and collect five rebounds, two of those being on the offensive glass resulting in scores. He said to the media following the game that he’s always staying ready.</p><p>“Always just staying ready, being a professional about it,” Bryant said. “Just going in day in and day out keeping the same routine and just being aware and mentally engaged in the game as it goes on, so whenever my time is called I can be ready.”</p><p>Spoelstra touted high praise for Bryant after the performance and said he understood that others on the team have that “continuity” which is why he hasn’t been getting too much playing time. However, he mentioned if he didn’t have those minutes Wednesday, the game could’ve possibly went different.</p><p>“You’re really happy for Thomas even in this kind of moment because he hasn’t let any of that seep in,” Spoelstra continued. “He just continues to work, and he understands that there’s a lot of continuity with this group and he’s trying to fast track to learn how we do things. He’s been really diligent behind the scenes and he had great minutes [Wednesday]. If he didn’t have those minutes, then who knows where the game could have done?”</p><h2>The Heat big-man bringing that “contagious energy”</h2><p>In total, Bryant scored 11 points and recorded nine rebounds. He had one of the best plays of the night where he got a <a href="https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1735107716572487944" rel="noopener">rebound and dunked on</a> Hornets big-man Nick Richards where he exuded great energy which is something he wants to give the rest of the team.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">TB POSTER 🔨 <a href="https://t.co/vv2oqG4nM3">pic.twitter.com/vv2oqG4nM3</a></p><p>— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) <a href="https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1735107716572487944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“I always try to bring that contagious energy in a great way for my teammates,” Bryant said. “They look at me to do that and I’ve been doing that for a long time. So I’m just trying to give it to my teammates in an infectious way that brings us life and energy for me and my teammates out there.”</p><h2><b>Jamal Cain also showing out</b></h2><p>The same goes for the 24-year old Cain who also had a solid night off the bench where he scored 14 points. Cain has been an interesting prospect as he lights up the G-League and is trying to translate that explosiveness to the NBA. His simple mindset is being prepared for when his name is called.</p><p>“I’ve been training for it, I’ve been practicing hard just getting ready for this moment,” Cain said. “So when they came to me, I just wanted to help my team in any way that I can.”</p><p>However, Cain is humbled and acknowledged to the media after the game that he still has much to learn. He even credits the likes of veteran stars Jimmy Butler and Kyle Lowry teaching him more about the game.</p><p>“I still get to learn, still take the mental reps and just put myself in game situations when I’m working out and stuff like that,” Cain said of the benefits of being with the Heat despite limiting playing time. “And just being around Jimmy [Butler] and Kyle [Lowry] because they’re vets in the game, so learning from them.”</p><p>There’s no time to rest for the Heat as they have to play Thursday night on the tail-end of a back-to-back as the Heat face the Chicago Bulls. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-reveals-mindset-with-jarring-schedule-ahead" rel="noopener">Fortunately for Miami</a>, they play the next three games at the Kaseya Center.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat’s Erik Spoelstra shouts out Thomas Bryant for making most of opportunity in win vs. Hornets

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