Isaiah Stewart has broken his silence on his viral fight with Drew Eubanks. "First and foremost," he said, "I apologize to my teammates -- just the organization. Because I always want to represent the organization in a great fashion. I'm ready to just get back out here," he said, "and compete and win these games," Stewart told TMZ. Stewart served a three-game suspension, and was briefly on the hook for an assault charge, for punching Eubanks in the face.
Stewart returned from his suspension earlier this week, scoring 11 points in the Pistons' win over Chicago. The ninth win of the Pistons' season, the result snapped a six-game losing streak for Detroit. The team is next in action on Friday against a high-flying Cavaliers team. The Pistons are odds-on favorites to earn the first-overall pick in this year's NBA Draft. However, while terrible, the Pistons have avoided setting the record for the worst record in NBA history.
Isaiah Stewart, Pistons To Face White-Hot Cavaliers
However, the Cavaliers are coming off a huge performance. Max Strus stunned the NBA on Tuesday night as he hit a half-court buzzer-beater to lead the Cavaliers past the Mavericks. With 2.1 seconds remaining, Strus heaved a shot from 59 feet, barely seeing his shot go in as he was tackled by his teammates. Strus' shot is the second-longest shot of the three-point era, sitting behind Devonte' Graham's 2021 61-footer. However, Strus himself has admitted that this isn't even the longest shot of his career. "Yeah, at my Division II school, I made a three-quarter-court shot to win the game," Strus said.
Two of the biggest reactions to Strus' shot came from outside of Cleveland. "Ain't no way," Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes said on X, tagging teammate (and Cleveland native) Travis Kelce. "🗣️Straight cash!!! Them boys got the juice right now!! @cavs 🔥🔥🔥," Kelce responded. The Cavs are currently 38-20 and first in their division. They are seen as an outside Finals contender.
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