I don’t think LeBron meant to leave his face a bloody mess.
I do think LeBron needs to hit him. People are saying Stewart overreacted but have you ever had blood running down your face after a cheap shot?
You have no idea how you would react after this. I had no issues with Stewart going after LeBron, I don’t think they should have held him back, and I don’t think 6’8″, 270lb LeBron needed Lakers players building a wall around him.
LeBron James was ejected from the Los Angeles Lakers’ 121-116 win over the Pistons on Sunday for striking Detroit big man Isaiah Stewart in the face while jostling for rebounding position.
The hit led to a stoppage in action while Stewart, with blood streaming down his face, had to be held back multiple times by Detroit personnel as he tried to confront James. The incident occurred with 9:18 remaining in the third quarter and the Lakers trailing 79-67.
After the game, crew chief Scott Foster said Westbrook was deemed to be “an escalator and not a peacemaker” as the reason for the technical foul. Foster also said Stewart was assessed two technical fouls for “multiple unsportsmanlike acts during the altercation.” Foster explained that James’ penalty stemmed from “unnecessary and excessive contact above the shoulder.”
According to Shams, LeBron tried to reach out to Stewart to keep the peace but hasn’t had any luck.
According to Gilbert Arenas, LeBron will get Stewart banned from the league and might put a hit out on him like he ALLEGEDLY did to Enes Kanter.
You really should follow No Chill Gil, just for wild takes like that one. The NBA hasn’t handed out any punishment yet, but I would expect it by the end of the day.
Flip the pages for the full altercation, and LeBron trying to apologize.