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In leaked audio from the game, Isaiah Stewart was heard saying to Myles Turner, “You play with Legos, you fruity a* n****.”

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.

The Pistons closed to within 111-105 in the fourth quarter before the Pacers went on a 9-2 run.

Pistons announcer George Blaha is the latest announcer to take issue with Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton: 'Tyrese would like to officiate as well.'

Myles Turner registered 28 points, while Pascal Siakam added 26 as the Indiana Pacers defeated the Detroit Pistons 111-100. Turner was on fire as he went eight in 11 from the three-point range while his team were five for 19.

The friction between the Pacers and Pistons mostly comes from their rise out of rebuilds, but both sides said lines were crossed Wednesday.

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.

Less than a week from the deadline, all signs point to them not trading Myles Turner, according to league sources. Indiana is not trying to get worse.

Since being drafted by the Detroit Pistons, Isaiah Stewart has always embraced the hard-nosed nature of the franchise. He has become a bit of an enforcer for the team, never backing down from an opponent.

Coach JB Bickerstaff stuck up for his guy after the game and said there was some talk that “crossed the line.” You love to see it from JB, but Stewart has to have more composure than that on a night when the Pistons desperately needed his defense.