The news of Isaiah Stewart-Drew Eubanks fight a few days ago shocked the NBA world as it happened hours before they met on the hard court.
The Detroit Pistons forward was being pointed to as the instigator, and he's already been arrested by the police, given a citation, and subsequently released.
Eubanks said he and Stewart came face-to-face after some disagreement at the parking lot of the Footprint Center in Phoenix. Beef Stew punched him in the mouth all of a sudden, but it did not escalate further as police were able to intervene.
The Suns' management called the incident unprovoked, while the Pistons said they were in the process of gathering information.
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Fans will be surprised to know that Stewart is only 22 years old. Yet, at that young age, he had already built a reputation as someone who did not back down.
There are a lot of Isaiah Stewart videos on YouTube compiling his on-court altercations, which include his incidents with LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo.
1. LeBron James
LeBron James should be given some benefit of the doubt when it comes to physical plays, as he was never a dirty player.
James and rookie Stewart were standing next to each other in the free throw line when the former decided to swing his arm, hitting the Detroit player in the eye.
James apologized instantly to Stewart, whose side eye was already bleeding. Furious about the hit, he tried to fight all players and Lebron standing in his way.
After the game, Stewart categorically said that it was intentional. The Los Angeles Lakers acknowledged his feelings but insisted that it was inadvertent.
"I saw his comments today and he felt it was intentional or wasn't an accident, going [on the] record again saying it was," he told reporters.
"The actual chop down was on purpose to get his arm off of me. That part was on purpose but the point of my hand hitting his face was not on purpose."
2. Giannis Antetokounmpo
The Greek Freak is another superstar Stewart encountered during his rookie year.
Antetokounmpo, with his brother Thanansis beside him, had to confront Stewart at the end of a blow-out game they won for his physicality.
Stewart did not back down, and they had to be separated by team staff and court martials.
Good thing it did not escalate.
3. Draymond Green
Draymond Green, a physical player, met his match in Stewart in January 2023 when they figured in a shoving match.
The Golden State Warriors forward and Stewart jousted for a rebound that turned into pushing. As young as he is, Stewart pushed back against the always physical Green.
They were separated, and Green, who said he was only trying to de-escalate the situation, was ejected for getting his second technical foul.
4. Patrick Beverley
Beverley is another player who is unafraid to get on other people's faces. He and Stewart got to it when PatBev's former team, the Philadelphia 76ers, played in December last year.
To be fair, the diminutive PG was trying to goad Stewart. He got what he wanted when Stewart shoved him hard. The Detroit player got an automatic ejection.
5. Brandon Miller and Hornets bench
Fight the whole team? Stewart got that on his profile, too.
In October last year, things got chippy between him and the Hornets squad, with him explicitly asking Hornets rookie Brandon Miller "You wanna get it after?" while gesturing using his fists.
Nothing happened after.
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