The NBA announced on Friday that Detroit Pistons big man Isaiah Stewart was suspended without pay for one game after picking up his sixth flagrant foul this season, and the timing couldn't be much worse.

Pistons' Isaiah Stewart's 6th flagrant foul of season, a blow to Thomas Bryant, triggered automatic suspension. He was fined $50,000 for gestures.

The NBA handed Stewart a one-game suspension without pay on Friday for picking up his sixth flagrant foul of the 2024-25 season. Stewart received a flagrant 2 in the second quarter of the Pistons' 133–119 loss to the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge FIeldhouse on Wednesday night for pushing Thomas Bryant to the ground while fighting for a rebound.

The Detroit Pistons and Philadelphia 76ers are both looking to bring the WNBA to their respective cities. The Pistons announced Friday that team governor

Detroit wants to bring the WNBA back to the Motor City, backed by an investor group led by the owner of the NBA’s Pistons and NFL’s Lions.

Several ownership groups, including the Detroit Pistons, have submitted bids for the WNBA's 16th franchise as expansion continues.