{"id":1045675,"date":"2021-11-22T19:59:21","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T00:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1045675"},"modified":"2021-11-22T19:59:25","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T00:59:25","slug":"lebron-james-suspended-one-game-for-sundays-altercation-first-career-suspension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lebron-james-suspended-one-game-for-sundays-altercation-first-career-suspension\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James Suspended One Game For Sunday\u2019s Altercation, First Career Suspension"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flebron-james-suspended-one-game-for-sundays-altercation-first-career-suspension%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1045675&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>For the first time in his illustrious 19-year career, LeBron James has been suspended.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the NBA announced a one-game suspension for James and a two-game suspension for Isaiah Stewart of the Detroit Pistons for their roles in an on-court confrontation Sunday night.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The NBA released the following statement on Monday:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart has been suspended two games without pay for escalating an on-court altercation by repeatedly and aggressively pursuing Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James in an unsportsmanlike manner, and James has been suspended one game without pay for recklessly hitting Stewart in the face and initiating an on-court altercation, it was announced today by Byron Spreull, President, League Operations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Stewart will serve his suspension Tuesday, Nov. 23 when the Pistons host the Miami Heat at Little Caesars Arena and Wednesday, Nov. 24 when Detroit faces the Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum. James will serve his suspension Tuesday, Nov. 23 when the Lakers visit the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The following was released by the NBA. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/blyOFowWQ3\">pic.twitter.com\/blyOFowWQ3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA Communications (@NBAPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBAPR\/status\/1462919577822707714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With 9:18 to go in the third quarter and James\u2019 Lakers down 77-66, the Pistons were at the free throw line when James and Stewart were battling for position on the block. James, seemingly attempting to get Stewart off of him, swung his arm backward, connecting with Stewart\u2019s face. Whether he meant to hit him in the face or not, Stewart was bloodied by the incident and became enraged.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Stewart confronted James before being separated by teammates, but unlike in most NBA disagreements, attempted to get back at James on multiple occasions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LeBron James was ejected with a flagrant 2 foul on Isaiah Stewart.<\/p>\n<p>(\ud83c\udfa5 via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportsCenter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SportsCenter<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PJRiGCmAQw\">pic.twitter.com\/PJRiGCmAQw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Sporting News (@sportingnews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sportingnews\/status\/1462582341075759108?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The on-court confrontation came almost exactly 17 years after \u201cThe Malice at the Palace,\u201d when Indiana Pacers players went into the stands to fight with fans of the Pistons.<\/p>\n<p>After the game, Lakers forward Anthony Davis defended his teammate, saying that James was not a dirty player.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone in the league knows that Bron isn\u2019t a dirty guy. As soon as he did it, he looked back and told him, \u2018My bad. I didn\u2019t try to do it,\u2019\u201d Davis said. \u201cI don\u2019t know what [Stewart] was trying to do. Nobody on our team, 1-15, was having it. We\u2019re going to protect our brother.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Everyone in the league knows Bron isn&#8217;t dirty\u2026it wasn&#8217;t on purpose. We weren&#8217;t going<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time in his illustrious 19-year career, LeBron James has been suspended.\u00a0On Monday, the NBA announced a one-game suspension for James and a two-game suspension for Isaiah Stewart of the Detroit Pistons for their roles in an on-court confrontation Sunday night.\u00a0The NBA released the following statement on Monday:\u00a0Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart has been suspended two games without pay for escalating an on-court altercation by repeatedly and aggressively pursuing Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James in an unsportsmanlike manner, and James has been suspended one game without pay for recklessly hitting Stewart in the face and initiating an on-court altercation, it was announced today by Byron Spreull, President, League Operations.\u00a0\u2026Stewart will serve his suspension Tuesday, Nov. 23 when the Pistons host the Miami Heat at Little Caesars Arena and Wednesday, Nov. 24 when Detroit faces the Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum. James will serve his suspension Tuesday, Nov. 23 when the Lakers visit the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.The following was released by the NBA. pic.twitter.com\/blyOFowWQ3\u2014 NBA Communications (@NBAPR) November 22, 2021With 9:18 to go in the third quarter and James\u2019 Lakers down 77-66, the Pistons were at the free throw line when James and Stewart were battling for position on the block. James, seemingly attempting to get Stewart off of him, swung his arm backward, connecting with Stewart\u2019s face. Whether he meant to hit him in the face or not, Stewart was bloodied by the incident and became enraged.\u00a0Stewart confronted James before being separated by teammates, but unlike in most NBA disagreements, attempted to get back at James on multiple occasions.\u00a0LeBron James was ejected with a flagrant 2 foul on Isaiah Stewart.(\ud83c\udfa5 via @SportsCenter) pic.twitter.com\/PJRiGCmAQw\u2014 The Sporting News (@sportingnews) November 22, 2021The on-court confrontation came almost exactly 17 years after \u201cThe Malice at the Palace,\u201d when Indiana Pacers players went into the stands to fight with fans of the Pistons.After the game, Lakers forward Anthony Davis defended his teammate, saying that James was not a dirty player.\u00a0\u201cEveryone in the league knows that Bron isn\u2019t a dirty guy. As soon as he did it, he looked back and told him, \u2018My bad. I didn\u2019t try to do it,\u2019\u201d Davis said. \u201cI don\u2019t know what [Stewart] was trying to do. Nobody on our team, 1-15, was having it. We\u2019re going to protect our brother.\u201d&#8221;Everyone in the league knows Bron isn&#8217;t dirty\u2026it wasn&#8217;t on purpose. We weren&#8217;t going to allow him to charge our brother like that. We just wanted to get the win for [Bron] and our team.&#8221; Anthony Davis with @LakersReporter on what he saw on the play between Bron &#038; Stewart. pic.twitter.com\/PSSK9W2Ra7\u2014 Spectrum SportsNet (@SpectrumSN) November 22, 2021On Monday, NBA analyst Shams Charania went on \u201cThe Pat McAfee Show\u201d and explained that James attempted to get Stewart\u2019s number after the game in order to apologize.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m told LeBron James did try to track down Isaiah Stewart\u2019s number postage to apologize to Stewart again and let him know that it was an inadvertent hit to his face,\u201d Charania said.\u00a0LeBron James tried to track down Isaiah Stewart&#8217;s number after the game to apologize and let him know that the hit was inadvertent, per @ShamsCharania.\ud83c\udfa5 @patmcafeeshowpic.twitter.com\/VznlOlz7Ud\u2014 The Athletic NBA (@TheAthleticNBA) November 22, 2021The ejection was only the second of James\u2019 career, with the first being in November 2017 as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers after berating an official for a foul call.\u00a0The Lakers have struggled to start off the 2021-2022 season, sitting at 9-9 and going 3-5 in the eight games James sat out as he recovered from an abdominal strain.\u00a0Following a first-round playoff exit to the Phoenix Suns, the Lakers made wholesale changes to their roster, adding point guard Russell Westbrook, center Dwight Howard, and forward Carmelo Anthony, among other additions. The Lakers are currently ranked 23rd in the NBA in offensive rating, and 20th in defensive rating.\u00a0The Lakers and Pistons play again Sunday, November 28th in Los Angeles, with both James and Stewart eligible to play.Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to\u00a0sports@dailywire.com.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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