The NBA has thrown a wrench in the Pistons' plans for an Isaiah Stewart bobblehead night on Friday. In an event that was scheduled back in September, Detroit planned to hand out Stewart bobbleheads at the game against the Dallas Mavericks.

The NBA announced on Friday that Detroit Pistons big man Isaiah Stewart was suspended without pay for one game after picking up his sixth flagrant foul this season, and the timing couldn't be much worse.

The NBA handed Stewart a one-game suspension without pay on Friday for picking up his sixth flagrant foul of the 2024-25 season. Stewart received a flagrant 2 in the second quarter of the Pistons' 133–119 loss to the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge FIeldhouse on Wednesday night for pushing Thomas Bryant to the ground while fighting for a rebound.

(CBS DETROIT) — Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores is looking to bring a WNBA franchise back to the Motor City. Gores submitted a formal bid on behalf of an expansive ownership group on Thursday.

Pistons owner Tom Gores submitted the bid Thursday and it was announced Friday. The group includes Sheila Ford Hamp and her husband, the principal owners of the Lions; the chief executive officer and chair of General Motors Company; Hall of Famer and former NBA rookie of the Year Grant Hill; Lions quarterback Jared Goff and his wife; and others.

Several ownership groups, including the Detroit Pistons, have submitted bids for the WNBA's 16th franchise as expansion continues.

Both the Pistons and Mavericks would make the playoffs if the regular season ended today as the No. 8 seed in their respective conferences. Tickets: Buy tickets at Vivid Seats, SeatGeek, StubHub, and Ticketmaster (tickets start at $19).

The Dallas Mavericks play against the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena. The Dallas Mavericks are spending $6,946,242 per win while the Detroit Pistons are spending $5,457,5

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