Isaiah Stewart discovered himself hitting the showers sooner than anticipated as a part of a wild scene on Wednesday night time.
The Pistons ahead was ejected throughout his group’s 133-119 loss to the Pacers after he was assessed a flagrant-2 for shoving Indiana huge man Thomas Bryant within the second quarter at Gainsbridge Fieldhouse.
So as to add to the spectacle, Stewart appeared to make a gun gesture within the path of the Pacers bench after which gestured towards the group as he was strolling off the court docket.
Bryant and Stewart appeared to have been chirping at each other earlier within the recreation.
Then within the second quarter, Stewart shoved Bryant to the ground whereas everybody round them was centered on going up for a rebound.
Referees instantly referred to as the foul and despatched Stewart to his bench earlier than an irate Bryant may rise up.
The Pacers gamers had been furious and needed to be held again by teammates and coaches.
The followers waved goodbye to Stewart because the ref introduced the flagrant-2 name and Bryant appeared to gesture as properly.
Whereas the official was reviewing the play to determine whether or not to evaluate a flagrant-2, Stewart appeared to make the gun gesture within the path of the Indiana bench earlier than level that method.
Video of Stewart leaving the court docket additionally seems to indicate him making hand gestures to the group as he headed to the locker room.
Stewart’s early night time noticed him play simply lower than eight minutes and put up some extent and help.
The dustup is bound so as to add to the rising rivalry between the 2 group that started final yr and has continued into this season.
Of their earlier matchup earlier this month, the 2 sides performed an in depth recreation the place the Pistons couldn’t full a comeback regardless of pulling inside seven.
That bodily and chippy matchup additionally featured loads of trash speak between the 2 sides, based on the Detroit Free Press.
“It wasn’t no malice or anything crazy like that,” Pacers middle Myles Turner instructed reporters beforehand, based on the Indy Star. “It was just competitive talk. It’s a team that’s on the rise, a team that we’re gonna see in the future. It was just good-spirited stuff, man. I think that’s the beauty of this game. You go out there and compete and you talk a little bit and you go out and back it up too.”
