Isaiah Stewart and Drew Eubanks didn't wait for the start to get physical Wednesday night.
Stewart's Detroit Pistons are visiting Phoenix to take on Eubanks and the Suns, but apparently, the two were blown away long before the game's 7 pm MT start.
According to The Athletic, Stewart punched Eubanks “in the back tunnels” of the Footprint Center sometime Wednesday.
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General view of the action during the second half of the NBA game between the Phoenix Suns and the Dallas Mavericks at Footprint Center on October 19, 2022 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Suns defeated the Mavericks 107-105. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
The Athletic says that Stewart and Eubanks were “chest to chest before they landed a punch to Eubanks' face.”
There is reportedly a police presence involved in the situation and the NBA is expected to receive video footage of the altercation for review.
Wednesday marks the second and final meeting between the two teams: the Suns won the first meeting, 120-106, on Nov. 5 in Detroit.
Isaiah Stewart #28 of the Detroit Pistons watches the first half of a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Little Caesars Arena on January 28, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. (Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)
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The Pistons own the worst record in the NBA at 8-45, which included a record 28-game losing streak.
The Pistons did not win a game from October 29 to December 29, finally breaking the putrid streak against the Toronto Raptors just before the new year.
The previous record had been 26 consecutive losses, shared by the 2013-2014 season. Philadelphia 76ers and the 2011-2012 Cleveland Cavaliers. The Sixers also lost 28 in a row at one point, but that streak began at the end of the 2014-2015 season and continued into the following campaign: the Pistons became the only team to lose that many games in a row in a single season.
Drew Eubanks #14 of the Phoenix Suns shoots a free throw during the game on February 8, 2024 at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. (Kate Frese/NBAE via Getty Images)
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Phoenix, led by Kevin Durant and Devin Booker, owns fifth place in the Western Conference with its record of 32-22.
In an ironic twist, Pistons head coach Monty Williams, in his first season with the team after signing a record contract, was fired by the Suns last May after they lost to the eventual champion Denver Nuggets in the playoffs. Western Conference semifinals.
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