LeBron James on his first-ever suspension: “Play was definitely accidental”
James missed the Lakers’ lone season game at Madison Square Garden earlier this week
ESPN reports of LeBron James’ words recounting his first ever suspension, because of him strucking Isaiah Stewart in the face during Sunday’s game, which led to an extended altercation with Stewart escalating the situation as he discovered his face was bloodied.
“Rob [Pelinka] called me. I missed his call. As soon as when I checked my phone and it was a missed call, I was like, ‘I know I’m suspended.’ I mean, it’s some bulls—. But whatever. I was devastated. It’s my favorite place in the world to play, so I was looking forward to it. (…) I knew right away I had caught some part of his head. So, I went over to apologize to him, and obviously, you guys saw what happened after that. But definitely accidental”, James said.