Lakers superstar LeBron James was suspended by the NBA for one game today after he hit Detroit Pistons Isaiah Stewart in the face last night as the two fought for a rebound
Two-Minute Report of calls in the last two minutes of the game did not assess blame, it said James was charged with a “Flagrant Foul Penalty 2 for unnecessary and excessive contact above the shoulder” and ejected from the contest. The Lakers’ Russell Westbook was also assessed a technical foul for acting as “an escalator” of the conflict “and not a peace maker.”
After the scrum, the Lakers fell down by as many as 17 points before clawing their way back to win the game. It’s the second major altercation and suspension in the league this month after reigning MVP Nikola Jokic, of the Denver Nuggets, wasAs the 6’11” Jokic brought the ball up on a fast break, the Heat’s Markieff Morris took a run at the 280-pound Jokic and delivered what looked like a hockey shoulder check at midcourt. Then, as Morris turned his back to walk away, Jokic threw his shoulder into Morris from behind. The Heat player crumpled to the ground.
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