Pistons heart Isaiah Stewart was given a two-game suspension for “repeatedly and aggressively pursuing” LeBron James after the incident.
DETROIT — LeBron James has been suspended one recreation and Detroit’s Isaiah Stewart has been suspended two video games after an altercation between the 2 gamers in Sunday’s Lakers-Pistons recreation in Detroit.
It is the primary time in James’ NBA profession that he has been suspended.
Whereas the 2 have been subsequent to one another contesting for a rebound on a free throw, Stewart was holding onto James, who then swung his fist down, hanging Stewart within the face.
Issues went off the rails after Stewart began bleeding profusely from his face. It appeared James was attempting to say he did not imply to strike Stewart within the face. However, Stewart was not having it, as he was held again attempting to get to James.
Gradual movement replay clearly confirmed an uncharacteristic swing from James, who was ejected from the sport. It was simply the second time he is been ejected from a recreation in his NBA profession.
After being held again, Stewart continued to interrupt free from coaches and teammates attempting to subdue him as he saved attempting to go after James.
It was a weird scene. And it paradoxically got here simply days after the “Malice within the Palace” anniversary.
James was suspended for “recklessly hitting Stewart within the face and initiating an on-court altercation,” based on the NBA.
The NBA stated Stewart acquired two video games for “escalating an on-court altercation by repeatedly and aggressively pursuing (James) in an unsportsmanlike method.”
Pistons head coach Dwane Casey stated Monday morning that he believed Stewart shouldn’t be going through any suspension, saying “the person acquired eight stitches.”
“Everybody within the league is aware of LeBron is just not a unclean man,” Lakers star forward Anthony Davis said after the game.
James has not commented on the incident, or posted on social media because the incident, as of writing.
The Pistons and Lakers play one another once more in simply six days on Sunday, Nov. 28.
Stewart, 20, was drafted by the Pistons out of the College of Washington with the sixteenth general choose within the 2020 NBA Draft.
