Isaiah Stewart suspended 7 games; other players disciplined after Pistons-Hornets brawl

There was bound to beryllium subject from the NBA for the monolithic brawl that ensued Monday nighttime betwixt the Detroit Pistons and Charlotte Hornets, and 1 subordinate volition beryllium retired for a lengthy time.

Pistons halfway Isaiah Stewart, who sprinted disconnected the seat to combat Hornets guardant Miles Bridges, was issued a seven-game suspension for his relation successful the brawl.

Bridges and his Hornets' teammate, Moussa Diabaté, each received four-game suspensions, portion Pistons halfway Jalen Duren was suspended 2 games for initiating the altercation and fighting.

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Moussa Diabaté and Miles Bridges of the Charlotte Hornets combat Jalen Duren (0) of the Detroit N.C. (David Jensen/Getty Images)

The NBA issued a longer suspension for Stewart for "leaving the seat area, aggressively entering an on-court altercation, and fighting."

"The magnitude of Stewart’s suspension is based successful portion connected his repeated past of unsportsmanlike acts," the league’s connection connected the substance added.

HORNETS-PISTONS GAME TURNS CHAOTIC WITH MASSIVE BRAWL LEADING 4 EJECTIONS

All 4 players mentioned were ejected Monday nighttime astatine Spectrum Center successful Charlotte aft the chaotic third-quarter brawl.

The incidental began erstwhile Duren was backing down Diabaté successful the paint, and the second fouled the erstwhile with astir 7 minutes to play successful the 3rd quarter. But the 2 instantly got successful each other’s faces, with Diabate pressing his caput against Duren, which acceptable everything off.

Duren shoved Diabate successful the face, and contempt players connected some sides trying to interruption things up, the usually mild-mannered Diabaté kept looking for Duren.

Moussa Diabaté and Miles Bridges of the Charlotte Hornets combat Jalen Duren of the Detroit Pistons during the 2nd fractional astatine Spectrum Center Feb. 9, 2026, successful Charlotte, N.C. (David Jensen/Getty Images)

Pistons seasoned Tobias Harris was holding backmost Diabaté, erstwhile Diabaté threw a punch astatine Duren, escalating the situation. As Duren walked away, Bridges got involved, throwing his ain left-handed punch astatine Duren. The Pistons guardant retaliated with his ain punch.

Then, with galore players connected the tribunal astatine this point, Stewart came rushing disconnected the Pistons’ seat to face Bridges, throwing a punch.

Tempers yet calmed, but the ejections didn’t halt aft that. In the 4th quarter, Hornets manager Charles Lee was tossed from the crippled and needed to beryllium held backmost aft screaming astatine officials aft a no-call erstwhile his player, Grant Williams, collided with the Pistons’ Paul Reed.

Miles Bridges of the Charlotte Hornets fights Isaiah Stewart of the Detroit Pistons during the 2nd fractional astatine Spectrum Center Feb. 9, 2026, successful Charlotte, N.C. (David Jensen/Getty Images)

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The Pistons won the game, 110-104, to adhd to their Eastern Conference-best 39-13 record. The Hornets fell to 25-29, which puts them 10th successful the conference.

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