{"id":483392,"date":"2026-02-12T08:58:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T07:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=483392"},"modified":"2026-02-12T08:58:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T07:58:05","slug":"nba-hands-down-suspensions-after-pistons-hornets-brawl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/nba-hands-down-suspensions-after-pistons-hornets-brawl\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA hands down suspensions after Pistons-Hornets brawl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"2132\" data-end=\"2609\">The NBA announced multiple suspensions stemming from Monday\u2019s fight between the <strong data-start=\"2212\" data-end=\"2231\">Detroit Pistons<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"2236\" data-end=\"2257\">Charlotte Hornets<\/strong>: <strong data-start=\"2259\" data-end=\"2277\">Isaiah Stewart<\/strong> was suspended <strong data-start=\"2292\" data-end=\"2307\">seven games<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"2309\" data-end=\"2326\">Miles Bridges<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"2331\" data-end=\"2349\">Moussa Diabate<\/strong> <strong data-start=\"2350\" data-end=\"2364\">four games<\/strong> each, and <strong data-start=\"2375\" data-end=\"2390\">Jalen Duren<\/strong> <strong data-start=\"2391\" data-end=\"2404\">two games<\/strong>. The league said Stewart\u2019s heavier penalty was based in part on his \u201c<strong data-start=\"2474\" data-end=\"2518\">repeated history of unsportsmanlike acts<\/strong>,\u201d adding he left the bench area, aggressively entered the on-court altercation and fought.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2611\" data-end=\"3016\">The suspensions began immediately, with Stewart and Duren already missing Detroit\u2019s 113-95 win in Toronto, while Bridges and Diabate sat out as Charlotte beat Atlanta 110-107. The sequence described starts with Diabate\u2019s foul on Duren, a face-to-face confrontation and an escalation involving punches, with Bridges charging in and Stewart later leaving the bench area to confront Bridges during the melee.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3018\" data-end=\"3477\">Detroit coach <strong data-start=\"3032\" data-end=\"3052\">J.B. 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