The NBA has handed out their suspensions for LeBron James and Isaiah Stewart for their role in an on-court fight that occurred Sunday during the Pistons-Lakers game.
The Lakers star will be suspended for one game, while Stewart was handed a two-game suspension after James elbowed Stewart in the face while trying to box him out for a rebound following a free throw in the third quarter, causing Stewart to bleed profusely -- forcing him into a rage and having to be held back by several teammates and coaches to keep him separated from James.
The league announced the suspensions on Monday. This will mean that James will miss the Lakers’ game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden, and Stewart won’t play when the Pistons host the Miami Heat on Tuesday and when they travel to Milwaukee to face the Bucks on Wednesday.
The Lakers and Pistons will meet again on Sunday in Los Angeles. There is a lot of anticipation for this matchup as Bovada is already taking bets on the number of fouls Stewart and James will get and who has the best chance to get ejected.
James was walked off the court while Stewart was ejected and had to be guided out of the tunnel. The game resumed with 9:18 to go in the third, and the Pistons held a 78-66 lead over Los Angeles before the Lakers, who were likely motivated by the incident, went on to win 121-116.
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