The Lakers star has been dropped for only the second time in his career after a brawl with the Pistons in Sunday's game.
Crew chief Scott Foster said Lakers star LeBron James was ruled out of Sunday's 121-116 win over the Pistons for "unnecessary and excessive over-the-shoulder contact" during a brawl that struck Detroit center Isaiah Stewart. There was blood pouring from the top of the right eye.
Foster said during a postgame, "The initial contact on the free throw was considered a loose ball by Isaiah Stewart and then a dead ball act by LeBron James, considered a flagrant foul penalty 2 for unnecessary and excessive contact over the shoulder." Was." Interview with Athletics James Edwards III.
Ames was kicked out of the game after drawing blood on Stewart's face after he was entangled while boxing for a rebound on Sunday night.
Stewart, who had been called for a foul before James hit him, was also ruled out of the game in the third quarter after two technical fouls were assessed for his role on the field. James was called for a Flagrant 2 foul.
Teammates quickly separated the two, but Stewart became furious as blood started pouring down his face. Attempting repeatedly to get James, Stewart made several technical glitches and later his own disapproval as coach and teammates desperately tried to hold him back.
“Isaiah received two technical mistakes for several inconsistent acts during the brawl,” Foster said.
Officials reviewed the play and its repercussions after a technical evaluation to Lakers guard Russell Westbrook determined he was an "escalator" while pushing, pushing and talking trash.
James was carried off the floor and the fans threw nothing at him as he headed to the team's locker room.
It is only the second career ejection for James in 1,318 career regular-season games. He did not speak to the media after Sunday's game, but teammate Anthony Davis inadvertently defended the strike.
"Everyone in the league knows LeBron isn't a dirty man," said Davis, who scored 30 points with 10 rebounds as the Lakers dismissed the Pistons for 17 following James' dismissal. As he did so, he looked back and said to (Stewart), 'My bad. I didn't try to do that. 'I don't know what (Stewart) tried to do. There was no one in our team of 1-15 years old."
Pistons coach Dwayne Casey said, "(Stewart) was upset. I told him, 'Don't let it define who you are. It doesn't define your game.' I felt for that youngster because he was a Such a competitor and he works very hard.
Stewart broke free more than once and appeared to be running into a tunnel that potentially provided a passage towards the Lakers' bench.
"I don't think James is a dirty player, but Stu cut his eye out," Casey said. "She felt like she was shot cheaply across the browbone. I'm not even sure she knew who hit her."
Earlier this season, Stewart faced former teammate Blake Griffin of the Brooklyn Nets after they were embroiled in a game.
"He just needs to keep his head up and not get a reputation," Casey said.
