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Sporting News on MSNPistons-Timberwolves suspensions, explained: Isaiah Stewart, Donte DiVicenzo, more hit with bans after brawlBoth Holland and Reid were suspended one game for their roles in starting things, while Donte DiVincenzo and Marcus Sasser both received one-game bans as well. Pistons veteran big man Isaiah Stewart,
Isaiah Stewart, you are 86'd. After the Detroit Pistons' brawl with the Minnesota Timberwolves that saw Stewart among seven people ejected, the Minnesota community has taken issue with the Pistons' enforcer.
The Denver Nuggets will get a short-handed Minnesota squad on Tuesday night after two Timberwolves were suspended for an on-court altercation earlier this week.
Considering Isaiah Stewart is a repeat offender, it will be interesting to see how severe the penalties the NBA hands down with him. Stewart has been suspended 6 games from prior incidents since coming into the league.
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Pistons big man Isaiah Stewart was suspended two games without pay “for escalating an on-court altercation. The longer suspension for Stewart is partly due to “his repeated history of unsportsmanlike acts,” the league said.
Sunday night’s ejection certainly wasn’t a first for Detroit Pistons veteran Isaiah Stewart. Early on during the second quarter, the veteran center was involved in a skirmish against the Minnesota Timberwolves and found himself tossed.
Gilbert Arenas believes that Isaiah Stewart might be scapegoated for the Pistons' rough style of play this season.
A handful of players and a coach were ejected from Sunday night's contest between the Detroit Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves following a scuffle in the second quarter. The fight broke out after Timberwolves' Naz Reid and Pistons' Ron Holland exchanged words, leading to a scrapping between almost everyone on the court.