Seems like Isaiah Stewart‘s received a imply proper hand … at the very least in accordance with Drew Eubanks, who advised cops his Valentine’s Day struggle with the Detroit participant left him with bloody gums and free enamel.
In line with a Phoenix Police Division incident report, obtained by TMZ Sports activities, Eubanks made the grievance roughly 5 hours after he and Stewart have been concerned in an altercation on the Footprint Middle simply previous to the Pistons vs. Suns Feb. 14 matchup.
Eubanks, cops wrote within the report, mentioned Stewart confronted him whereas he was getting into the sector as a result of interactions the 2 had beforehand had whereas taking part in in a sport three months prior.
“He got off the bus and he started, um, just talking s***,” Eubanks advised cops. “He said something along the lines of, ‘You wanna run it back? We’re right here. We can do it right now.'”
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Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart Arrested For Allegedly Punching Suns’ Drew Eubanks
Cops say Eubanks advised them he tried to stroll away from the scenario, however Stewart stored advancing towards him … till they have been face-to-face inside a tunnel within the enviornment.
Eubanks advised cops, in accordance with the report, Isaiah then mentioned, “We can do this s*** right now” … earlier than he threw “a sucker punch.”
Eubanks said the blow landed within the middle of his mouth, inflicting his gums to bleed. He added, the report states, “My teeth definitely are like looser and they hurt.”
When pressed extra about why he believed Stewart was so upset, Eubanks said nothing out of the atypical occurred between the 2 of their earlier matchup.
“Just basketball stuff,” the Phoenix middle mentioned. “It was, you know, lowering your shoulder. Trying to hit, hit somebody for a box out. Being physical. Talking on the court. That’s all it was.”
On the time, Eubanks advised cops he wished to prosecute … and Stewart was issued a quotation.
Nevertheless, the report states that on Feb. 17 — three days after the encounter — Eubanks known as cops and mentioned he no longer wished to press costs.
On Feb. 19, cops say Eubanks advised them “he had been thinking about the incident for a couple days and at the time, he was upset, but had time to think about it.”
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Stewart was nonetheless suspended by the NBA for 3 video games. After serving the ban, he apologized to his staff throughout a gathering with media members.
Eubanks, in the meantime, has performed between six and 25 minutes per sport because the struggle.
