Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart suspended and fined after flagrant 2 foul vs. Pacers

DETROIT — The NBA has suspended Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart for one game after he received his sixth flagrant foul point of the season, the league announced Friday morning. Stewart will serve his suspension tonight, when the Pistons take on the Dallas Mavericks at Little Caesars Arena.

Stewart was assigned a flagrant-2 foul for an excessive push on Indiana Pacers big man Thomas Bryant on Wednesday night. The incident took place at the 8:45 mark of the second quarter, which resulted in an automatic ejection. In addition to his suspension, the league also fined Stewart $50,000 for making inappropriate and objectionable gestures following his ejection.

The Pistons fell to the Pacers, 133-119, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

“Just a lot of talk. A lot of words. I slipped up, fell for the trap, and I let my teammates down,” Steward said Wednesday night. “I have to be better at not letting those words allow me to affect the team. I know my squad could have used me out there.”

In 43 games this season, Stewart has averaged 5.4 points and 5.8 rebounds on 52.2% shooting from the field. He is currently tied with Orlando Magic’s Jonathan Isaac for the most blocks among bench players, averaging 1.3 per game.

Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart fined $50K, suspended for his own bobblehead night after flagrant foul vs. Pacers

Detroit Pistons big man Isaiah Stewart has been suspended one game as a result of the flagrant foul he committed on Wednesday, the NBA announced on Friday. Stewart will miss Detroit’s game against the Dallas Mavericks on Friday, which happens to be his bobblehead night.

In the second quarter of the Pistons’ 133-119 loss against the Indiana Pacers, Stewart knocked big man Thomas Bryant to the floor and picked up a flagrant-2, which triggered an automatic ejection. It also represented two flagrant foul points, bringing Stewart’s season total to six. As soon as a player has racked up more than five points, he is automatically suspended for one game.

The league also issued Stewart a $50,000 fine “for making inappropriate and objectionable gestures following his ejection.”

For the rest of the 2024-25 season, if Stewart commits any additional flagrant fouls, he will be suspended for at least one game. After he accrues his seventh flagrant foul point, every additional flagrant foul will trigger a two-game suspension.

The first 5,000 fans in attendance for the game against the Mavericks will get a Stewart bobblehead. The bobblehead, however, is the only version of Stewart they will see dunking on Friday.