In the second quarter, Stewart shoved Pacers center Thomas Bryant as the two got ready to go for a rebound. The officials quickly blew play dead to review the call, and whether it was deemed worth of a flagrant. Bryant got up and tried to approach Stewart, although a mob of Pacers kept that from happening.

Isaiah Stewart found himself hitting the showers earlier than expected as part of a wild scene on Wednesday night. The Pistons forward was ejected during his team’s 133-119 loss to the Pacers after he was assessed a flagrant-2 for shoving Indiana big man Thomas Bryant in the second quarter at Gainsbridge Fieldhouse.

Detroit Pistons forward Isaiah Stewart was ejected from Wednesday's game in Indianapolis following a hard foul, and gestured toward the Pacers' bench.

The NBA has come a long way from the Malice in the Palace, as 20 years have passed since the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons took to the stands in 2005. However, Wednesday saw a violent display of a non-basketball physicality. The Pacers vs. Pistons game became dirty with a brutal foul.

Isaiah Stewart randomly threw a hard forearm into Thomas Bryant's chest that sent him crashing down to the court on Wednesday night.

With under nine minutes left in the second quarter, Stewart got excessive on a box-out attempt and shoulder-charged Bryant into the ground.

The Pacers got another win in the record books against the rival Pistons on Wednesday, with Myles Turner getting a last laugh of his own.

Indiana's early hot streak was too much for a physical Pistons team, though they stayed with the Pacers in a 133-119 road loss.

Stewart's two key blocks were emblematic of Detroit's effort on Wednesday as it moved past Atlanta into the sixth seed in the East.

Detroit Pistons big man Isaiah Stewart was ejected for striking an opponent during his team's game against the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday.

Pascal Siakam had a season high 37 points, Tyrese Haliburton added 30 and the host Indiana Pacers fought off a strong challenge to defeat the Detroit Pistons 133-119 Wednesday night in Indianapolis.