Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart Arrested After Punching Suns’ Drew Eubanks

Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart was arrested for assault last night (2/14) after punching Phoenix Suns big man Drew Eubanks in the face. 

Phoenix police said Stewart was issued a citation and released.

“The attack on Drew Eubanks was unprovoked, and acts of violence such as this are unacceptable,” the Suns said in a statement. “We unequivocally support Drew, and will continue to work with local law enforcement and the NBA.”

The Pistons, who got blown out by the Suns, said they were aware of the incident.

“We are in the process of gathering information about what happened and what provoked it, and responding to the NBA and local authorities,” the Pistons said.

Eubanks said before the game that the altercation with Stewart happened as he was coming into the arena. Eubanks and Stewart got chest to chest before Stewart threw a punch. 

Pistons head coach Monty Williams didn’t like that the Suns said the word “unprovoked” in their statement. Williams was fired by Phoenix last summer. 

“The thing is to get all of the information. The NBA will do an investigation,” Williams said. “For me to come here and make a statement would be a bit irresponsible. I know the Suns said it was unprovoked. I think that is irresponsible for sure. You really don’t know. That did not need to happen. There is a time for the information to be gathered and then you can make a statement.”

Isaiah Stewart infamously got into a brawl with Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James during the 2021-22 season. Suns star Kevin Durant said it’s unfortunate what happened between Stewart and Eubanks.

“Keep the game first,” Durant said. “It’s unfortunate what happened before the game, it’s supposed to be a brotherhood. But I also understand, dudes get into stuff. We try to avoid that in this league, hopefully we can move on from it. We all support Drew.”