Not many fans knew a ton about Maker, other than he has a pretty impressive perimeter game for a 7-foot-1 center.
Monday night fans learned a little more about him: he's tough and he plays hard.
Late in the first quarter of Monday's game against the Wizards, Maker made a monster block Bobby Portis at the rim. After being knocked to the ground, he popped back up and altered another shot, creating a fastbreak opportunity for Ish Smith.
DON'T JUMP WITH THON MAKER. pic.twitter.com/snOs2zmAGD
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport)
February 12, 2019 Somewhere in that scrum, Maker took a shot to the mouth and lost at least one tooth, leaving us with what appears to be this bloody grin:
Yikes. Looks like Thon Maker lost a/some tooth/teeth on that blocked shot. #Pistons pic.twitter.com/ddoNDdVmXo
— Denny Kapp (@DennyKapp)
February 12, 2019 Maker reportedly received five stitches in his upper lip.
#Pistons Thon Maker (mouf blew out) received five stitches to his upper lip after his first-half block.He's returned to the bench but has an ice pack on his remaining mouf. https://t.co/xnLOm3JDtg
— Rod Beard (@detnewsRodBeard)
February 12, 2019 That's the kind of hard-nosed attitude that many Detroit fans take a liking to.
