The Detroit Pistons have become a classic 'Bad Boys' style basketball team in recent months under the guidance and tutelage of JB Bickerstaff, the former Cleveland Cavaliers boss who has Detroit headed for a solid seed in the Eastern Conference.
The Pistons were outclassed on the road Sunday against the Minnesota Timberwolves in a blowout loss, but their scuffle with the T'Wolves became a hot topic of conversation afterward among the most influential minds in the sports talk world, including ESPN host Pat McAfee.
McAfee couldn't help but sing the praises of Pistons center Isaiah Stewart after the game despite the Pistons' loss, paying him the ultimate compliment for the Detroit basketball franchise.
"How bout the Detroit Pistons just trying to make the Malice at the Palace every single night? What's going on, Foxy?" Pat McAfee asked his co-host Evan Foxy on Monday.
"That's just 'Beef Stew' football Pat, whenever the Detroit Pistons are good, they have a guy that all he does is he grabs rebounds and he fights people.
"If you go back to the Bad Boys, Bill Laimbeer, if you go back to the '04 Pistons, Ben Wallace and now we have Beef Stew and he will fight anyone," Foxy said, adding that Stewart was most likely "the only person in NBA history" to try to chase down and fight LeBron James.
"Whenever the Detroit Pistons are good they have a guy that grabs rebounds and fights people..
That's what Beef Stew does" ~ @evanfoxy
That was a REAL SCRAP #PMSLivepic.twitter.com/XTtZfwL59s
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) March 31, 2025
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This story was originally published April 1, 2025 at 1:06 AM.