That was ugly. Let’s start with that. No one wants to see what we saw at Little Ceasars Arena when the Detroit Pistons faced the Los Angeles Lakers game on Saturday evening. Quick recap: on a free-throw box out LeBron James’s hand came into violent contact with Isaiah Stewart’s face.
Was it intentional from LeBron? The contact was certainly intentional — the degree of contact he was hoping to inflict? Only James knows that. But it was clear he at least wanted to make a point. Throwing his hand back into Isaiah Stewart’s face was not within the flow of the game.