Stewart handed seven-game ban for brawl in Pistons-Hornets match, three others suspended

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stewart-isaiah/ETLNkHdm/"]Stewart[/a]'s punishment came for leaving the bench area, aggressively entering an on-court altercation and fighting, with the length of the suspension in part based on his history of repeated unsportsmanlike acts.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/charlotte-hornets/xftMikUg/"]Charlotte Hornets[/a] forwards [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bridges-miles/GEWBYePl/"]Miles Bridges[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/diabate-moussa/pMuj6GS8/"]Moussa Diabate[/a] were each suspended for four games for fighting and escalating the altercation, while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/detroit-pistons/UcjMRj6J/"]Detroit[/a] centre [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/duren-jalen/xva6ve5b/"]Jalen Duren[/a] was banned for two games for initiating the altercation and fighting.[/p][p]All four players were issued technical fouls and ejected from the contest with 7:09 remaining in the third quarter of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/charlotte-hornets-xftMikUg/detroit-pistons-UcjMRj6J/?mid=bH5iWZMs"]Detroit's 110-104 victory over the Hornets on Monday at Charlotte[/a].[/p][p]The melee erupted when Diabate committed a defensive foul on Duren.[/p][p]Stewart and Duren begin serving their suspensions later on Wednesday when the Pistons visit Toronto. Bridges and Diabate start serving their suspensions when Charlotte host Atlanta.[/p][p][b]Stewart, who will lose more than $724,000 in salary, will not be able to return until Detroit's March 3rd game at Cleveland. He is averaging 10.0 points and 5.1 rebounds a game this season.[/b][/p][embed guid="82ece2c7-5f4a-415d-bcf2-fe254710cde7" url="https://x.com/BleacherReport/status/2021239266848784601" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]Duren, named to this week's NBA All-Star Game, is expected to be able to play in Sunday's event in Los Angeles.[/b][/p][p]Duren has averaged 17.7 points and 10.4 rebounds a game this season for the Pistons, who lead the Eastern Conference at 39-13.[/p][p]Charlotte, 10th in the East at 25-29, can welcome back Bridges and Diabate on February 24th when the Hornets visit Chicago.[/p][p]Bridges averages 18.2 points and 6.1 rebounds a game, while Frenchman Diabate averages 8.2 points and 8.6 rebounds a game.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/basketball/usa/nba/"]Follow the NBA with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]