Isaiah Stewart has built a reputation as one of the NBA’s most fiery players, and the Memphis Grizzlies big man is not about to apologize for it. Looking back on his infamous altercation with LeBron James and other run-ins, Stewart made it clear he does not regret a thing.

In an interview with Andscape, Stewart was asked whether he had any regrets about those incidents or if it was simply the emotion of the moment.

“I don’t have no regrets. You know, I feel like there’s lessons out of everything. You know, even going back to that first incident, you know, Charlotte, like I don’t have no regrets and I don’t care what people may perceive me as,” Stewart said. “I come to play basketball and I play the game a certain way. And it has been times where, you know, I thought back and say, hey, I shouldn’t have done that.”

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Stewart also called out opponents he believes try to bait him into losing his cool.

“And I feel like teams having their game plan of, hey, let’s do something to trip him off, to get him out the game. For me, it’s hard to respect you as a man if that’s your game plan,” he said.

The LeBron incident remains the most memorable of Stewart’s career. Back in November 2021, James struck Stewart in the face with an elbow while the two were battling for position during a free throw, leaving the then-Detroit Pistons big man bloodied. An enraged Stewart repeatedly charged after James and had to be held back. James was ejected and later suspended one game, while Stewart received a two-game suspension.

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His most recent suspension came in February 2026, when Stewart left the bench to join a fight between the Pistons and the Charlotte Hornets. The NBA handed him a seven-game ban, citing his “repeated history of unsportsmanlike acts.” It was his fourth suspension for fighting.

A few months later, Detroit traded Stewart to the Grizzlies for three future second-round picks during the 2026 NBA Draft, ending his six-season run with the Pistons.

Now 25 years old, Stewart is part of a Grizzlies team that is off to a 6-2 start. Based on his comments, he has no plans of changing the way he plays anytime soon.