On Friday night the Detroit Pistons are scheduled to host the Dallas Mavericks, and as part of a promotion the team is giving away 5,000 Isaiah Stewart bobbleheads. This is part of a special “Dawg Pound” promotion the team has run this season, with a previous bobblehead being released for Jalen Duren.
There is just one problem with tonight’s planned giveaway.
Stewart might not be around for the game.
Earlier Friday the NBA announced a one-game suspension for Stewart, handed down along with a $50,000 fine for making “inappropriate and objectionable gestures” during Detroit’s loss Wednesday to the Indiana Pacers. Stewart was ejected in the second quarter for this shove on Thomas Bryant:
Stewart received a Flagrant-2 and was ejected for the incident.
The Detroit player entered the game Wednesday against the Pacers with four flagrant foul points already on the season, so the call triggered the automatic suspension based on the NBA’s regular-season protocols.
As of publication, there is no word from the team on whether the bobblehead giveaway will be rescheduled.
