Things have heated up between Moussa Diabate, Jalen Duren, Miles Bridges and Isaiah Stewart
We probably didn’t like it in the NBA offices pictures of this meeting in between Hornets etc Clips.
Because while things have already heated up in between Jalen Duren etc Moussa Diabatethings completely degenerated after a big mistake by the French. The two pivots went back-to-back, before the Pistons player put his hand in the face of his opponent, who then pulled the pin and attempted to hit the All-Star.
Several players and staff members had to intervene to contain the French interior, while Miles Bridges did the opposite… and thatIsaiah Stewart he apparently got involved in the affair coming from the bench.
The result: Moussa Diabate, Jalen Duren, Miles Bridges and Isaiah Stewart are all four ejected!
“Emotions were strong”, Jalen Duren reacted. “At the end of the day, we’d like to keep the basketball, but sometimes things happen. Everyone just played hard.”
Detroit’s pivot ensures that opposing teams are now trying “destabilize” Pistons like this.
“It wasn’t our boys who started tonight and crossed the line”
“This is not the first time that people have tried to be particularly aggressive towards us and to provoke us”he said. “But as a group we handled that energy and intensity pretty well. In the end, the emotions were high, everyone was competitive. These things happen.”
On the Hornets side, the protagonists did not speak to the press, Miles Bridges for his part apologized to Hornets fans on Instagram, explaining that he always wanted to protect his teammates.
Charles Lee was also angry when the coach was sent off in the fourth quarter of the match…
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“Our guys deal with a lot, but they’re not the ones who started it, they’re not the ones who crossed the line tonight”assured JB Bickerstaff for his part. “It was clear, because of the frustration and what JD (Duren) was doing, that they crossed the line. I hate that it escalated to this point. It’s not something you want to see, but if someone hits you, you have a responsibility to protect yourself. This happened tonight. If you look at the videos again, they were you, and our player crossed the line.
As of now, it’s up to the NBA to do the talking and we can bet there will be some suspensions, especially for Moussa Diabate and Isaiah Stewart, because if there’s one thing the Big League doesn’t like, it’s fighting.
2026-02-10 05:54:00
