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Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart (28) is held back after a foul during the second half of an … [+]
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Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart has been suspended two games without pay for escalating an on-court altercation by repeatedly and aggressively pursuing Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James in an unsportsmanlike manner, and James has been suspended one game without pay for recklessly hitting Stewart in the face and initiating an on-court altercation, the NBA announced Monday.
As a result, James will miss the Lakers’ only appearance at Madison Square Garden this season Wednesday after the NBA ruled he “recklessly” hit Stewart in he face on Sunday. It is just the second time James has been suspended in his career.
Stewart was assessed two technical fouls, James was assessed a Flagrant Foul Penalty 2, and both players were ejected. The incident began with a loose ball foul on Stewart with 9:18 remaining in the third quarter of the Pistons’ 121-116 loss to the Lakers on Nov. 21 at Little Caesars Arena.
Stewart will serve his suspensions Tuesday when the Pistons host the Miami Heat at Little Caesars Arena and Wednesday when Detroit faces the Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum.
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