Pistons big man Isaiah Stewart has received a one-game suspension for accumulating six flagrant foul points, the NBA announced (via Twitter ). He will serve the suspension during Friday’s home game against Dallas.
The release from the league notes that Stewart had four flagrant foul points heading into Wednesday’s contest at Indiana. He was ejected for a Flagrant 2 midway through the second quarter for shoving Pacers center Thomas Bryant (Twitter video link ), adding two points to his total and triggering the automatic suspension.
Stewart was also fined $50K for making “inappropriate and objectionable gestures” after being tossed out of the game.
The incident will cost Stewart $86,207 in salary, tweets Bobby Marks of ESPN, bringing his total loss to more than $136K with the fine included.
The league’s system imposes an automatic two-game suspension for any player with five or more points who commits another Flagrant 2, so Stewart could be in danger of missing more time later in the season.