Valentine's Day fight!
Tip-off times for Wednesday night's game are: Detroit Pistons and Phoenix Suns It was 9 p.m. ET, but the Pistons Center Isiah Stewart and Suns power forward Drew Eubanks Even before that, they were screaming at each other. (Related article: British players compete fiercely in a medieval ball game with a history of 800 years. I would love to join in and mix it up.)
According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the situation eventually escalated to the point where Stewart punched Eubanks in the Footprint Center's “back tunnel.” The two NBA stars were “chest to chest before Eubanks' swing to the face connected.”
To make this whole situation even more embarrassing, the police are reportedly involved, and on top of that, the NBA is expected to receive the video and investigate the incident.
Officials said both Stewart and Eubanks were chest-to-chest and a swing connected with Eubanks' face on Wednesday. The two have been separated and police are involved in the situation in Phoenix tonight. https://t.co/Kif6SiVp7q
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 15, 2024
In the Isaiah Stewart way…
Isaiah Stewart when he saw Drew Eubanks minding his business in the tunnel https://t.co/kTP34rIsY7 pic.twitter.com/UmpTod3lT4
— Clutch McGee (@RealClutchMcGee) February 15, 2024
I can totally imagine the tunnel scene going down like this…
Isiah Stewart hits Drew Eubanks in the tunnel pic.twitter.com/LM8hWwfqfC
— Wh88f (@KWreeto) February 15, 2024
One thing we do know is that the NBA needs to share the video once it gets it. The fact that you know Isaiah Stewart like we do and this quote is floating around us…
Drew Eubanks talks about Isaiah Stewart:
“Soft Punch”
(via @KellanOlson) pic.twitter.com/TiyUJbZ41R
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) February 15, 2024
There's no doubt that it's hilariously awesome. A must-see. NBA, we need to see this video.
