As if playing three games in five days wasn't bad enough, the Detroit Pistons were dealt a tough blow in the second quarter of Tuesday night's game against the Charlotte Hornets when center Andre Drummond was assessed a flagrant-2 foul and ejected.
According to Fox Sports Hornets, Drummond was tossed after he elbowed Hornets center Roy Hibbert in the back of the head:
Drummond entered Tuesday night looking for a bounce-back effort after he managed 10 points and eight rebounds in Detroit's 106-88 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Nov.