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There should be discipline from the NBA for the massive brawl that occurred Monday night between the Detroit Pistons and Charlotte Hornets, and one player will be out for an extended period of time.
Pistons center Isaiah Stewart, who was seen sprinting off the bench to tackle Hornets forward Miles Bridges, received a hefty seven-game suspension for his role in the brawl.
Bridges and his Hornets teammate Moussa Diabate each received four-game suspensions, while Pistons center Jalen Duren received two games for starting the altercation and fights.
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Moussa Diabate and Miles Bridges of the Charlotte Hornets battle Jalen Duren #0 of the Detroit Pistons during the second half of a basketball game at the Spectrum Center on February 9, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (David Jensen/Getty Images)
The reason the NBA suspended Stewart longer than the rest was due to “leaving the bench area, aggressively entering an on-court altercation and fighting.”
“The length of Stewart’s suspension is based in part on his repeated history of unsportsmanlike conduct,” the league’s statement on the matter added.
HORNETS-PISTONS GAME GETS CHAOTIC WITH MASSIVE BRAWL LEADING TO 4 EJECTIONS
All four players named were ejected Monday night at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte after the wild scene in the third quarter unfolded.
The incident began when Duren backed Diabate into the paint and the latter beat the former with about seven minutes to play in the third quarter. But the two immediately got into each other’s faces, with Diabate pressing his head against Duren, which set everything in motion.
Duren shoved Diabate’s face, and despite people on both sides trying to quell the tension, the normally mild-mannered Diabate kept trying to find Duren again.
Moussa Diabate and Miles Bridges of the Charlotte Hornets battle Jalen Duren of the Detroit Pistons during the second half of a basketball game at the Spectrum Center on February 9, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (David Jensen/Getty Images)
Pistons veteran Tobias Harris restrained Diabate when the latter threw a punch at Duren, escalating the whole situation. As Duren walked away, Bridges got involved and threw his own left-handed jab at Duren. The Pistons forward retaliated with a shot of his own.
Then, with many on the court at this point, Stewart came rushing off the Pistons’ bench to confront Bridges, throwing punches as their altercation became the focal point of the frenzy on the hardwood.
The tense scene eventually died down, but the drafts didn’t stop after that. In the fourth quarter, Hornets coach Charles Lee was ejected and had to be restrained after screaming at the officials after a no-call when his player, Grant Williams, collided with the Pistons’ Paul Reed.
Miles Bridges of the Charlotte Hornets battles Isaiah Stewart of the Detroit Pistons during the second half of a basketball game at the Spectrum Center on February 9, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (David Jensen/Getty Images)
The Pistons ended up winning the game, 110-104, to add to their Eastern Conference-best 39-13 record. The Hornets fell to 25-29, which puts them in 10th place in the conference.
