Pistons’ Stewart suspended for flagrant fouls

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Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart has been suspended one game without pay after picking up his sixth flagrant foul point of the season, the NBA announced on Friday.

Stewart received a flagrant foul 2 and was ejected with 8:45 remaining in the second quarter of the Pistons’ 133-119 loss to the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Wednesday. Stewart entered the game with four flagrant foul points.

Stewart will serve his suspension when the Pistons host the Dallas Mavericks on Friday.

Stewart was also fined $50,000 for making inappropriate and objectionable gestures following his ejection. Stewart also stands to lose $86,207 in salary for missing Friday’s game, according to ESPN’s Bobby Marks.

The 6-foot-8, 250-pound Stewart is averaging 5.4 points and 5.8 rebounds.

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