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Isaiah Stewart Speaks On Viral Fight, Apologizes To Teammates

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Isaiah Stewart has broken his silence on his viral fight with Drew Eubanks. “First and foremost,” he said, “I apologize to my teammates — just the organization. Because I always want to represent the organization in a great fashion. I’m ready to just get back out here,” he said, “and compete and win these games,” Stewart told TMZ. Stewart served a three-game suspension, and was briefly on the hook for an assault charge, for punching Eubanks in the face.

Stewart returned from his suspension earlier this week, scoring 11 points in the Pistons’ win over Chicago. The ninth win of the Pistons’ season, the result snapped a six-game losing streak for Detroit. The team is next in action on Friday against a high-flying Cavaliers team. The Pistons are odds-on favorites to earn the first-overall pick in this year’s NBA Draft. However, while terrible, the Pistons have avoided setting the record for the worst record in NBA history.

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Isaiah Stewart, Pistons To Face White-Hot Cavaliers

However, the Cavaliers are coming off a huge performance. Max Strus stunned the NBA on Tuesday night as he hit a half-court buzzer-beater to lead the Cavaliers past the Mavericks. With 2.1 seconds remaining, Strus heaved a shot from 59 feet, barely seeing his shot go in as he was tackled by his teammates. Strus’ shot is the second-longest shot of the three-point era, sitting behind Devonte’ Graham’s 2021 61-footer. However, Strus himself has admitted that this isn’t even the longest shot of his career. “Yeah, at my Division II school, I made a three-quarter-court shot to win the game,” Strus said.

Two of the biggest reactions to Strus’ shot came from outside of Cleveland. “Ain’t no way,” Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes said on X, tagging teammate (and Cleveland native) Travis Kelce. “🗣Straight cash!!! Them boys got the juice right now!! @cavs 🔥🔥🔥,” Kelce responded. The Cavs are currently 38-20 and first in their division. They are seen as an outside Finals contender.

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Isaiah Stewart Arrested After Drew Eubanks Altercation

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Isaiah Stewart of the Detroit Pistons was briefly arrested after allegedly punching Drew Eubanks of the Phoenix Suns during a pre-game confrontation. Police say Stewart was issued a citation and released. While he did not play in the Suns’ win, he had already been ruled out due to a pre-existing ankle injury. Eubanks said the incident occurred when he was entering the arena. According to the Suns player, a verbal altercation led to the players being “chest to chest” before Stewart threw a punch.

“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 a statement. However, Pistons coach Monty Williams, who was fired by the Suns last offseason, criticized the organization for weighing in. “The thing is to get all of the information. The NBA will do an investigation. For me to come here and make a statement would be a bit irresponsible. I know the Suns said it was unprovoked; I think that is irresponsible for sure. You really don’t know. That did not need to happen. There is a time for the information to be gathered, and then you can make a statement,” Williams said.

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Who Are Isaiah Stewart & Drew Eubanks?

Isaiah Stewart was picked in the first round of the 2020 draft by the Blazers before being dealt to the Pistons. A five-star recruit coming out of high school, Stewart had a decent one-and-done season for a mediocre Washington Huskies team. He has steadily grown into an important role player for Detroit, starting 71 games for them last season. However, this is not the first time he has found himself in trouble. In 2021, Stewart served a two-game suspension following an on-court altercation with LeBron James.

Meanwhile, Drew Eubanks is an undrafted success story. After three seasons at Oregon State, Eubanks went undrafted in 2018. However, he impressed in the Summer League and signed a two-way contract with the Spurs. After making little impact under Coach Popp, Eubanks was sent to the Raptors in a trade-and-waive deal. Subsequently, he signed with the Blazers and became an impact bench asset, appearing in 78 games last season. He joined the Suns in the 2023 offseason.

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