Pistons-Hornets brawl leads to suspensions for 4 players
Fight breaks out in Pistons-Hornets game
There is still no word yet on suspensions. Fans are especially waiting to hear about Isaiah Stewart. Leave it to the Detroit Pistons to turn an average Monday night game into fight night.
DETROIT (FOX 2) - A brawl at Monday's Detroit Pistons and Charlotte Hornets game led to suspensions for players from both teams.
Pistons forward-center Isaiah Stewart will miss seven games and Pistons center Jalen Duren was suspended for two games, while Hornets forwards Miles Bridges and Moussa Diabate each received four-game suspensions for their roles in the fight.
The backstory:
The brawl happened after Diabate committed a defensive foul on Duren with just over seven minutes remaining in the third quarter of the game at the Spectrum Center.
This led to a fight involving Diabate, Duren, Bridges, and Stewart, who the NBA said was on the bench and "aggressively" entered the altercation that was happening on the court.
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - FEBRUARY 09: Moussa Diabate #14 of the Charlotte Hornets fights Jalen Duren #0 of the Detroit Pistons during the second half of a basketball game at Spectrum Center on February 09, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina. NOTE T
The players were all assessed technical fouls and ejected from the game, which the Pistons won 110-104.
According to a press release from the NBA, Stewart's suspension length is partially because of "his repeated history of unsportsmanlike conduct."
What's next:
All suspensions will begin Wednesday night, with the Pistons players sitting out of their game against the Toronto Raptors, and the Hornets missing the Atlanta Hawks matchup.
The Source: This information is from an NBA press release.