LeBron James shoves David Blatt, but it was a helpful shove
LeBron James pushed David Blatt, let the Internet freak out begin.
Yes, that is LeBron James pushing head coach David Blatt out of the way. That much is indisputable. That's also likely the extent of the situation, despite whatever conspiracy theories will be cooked up.
LeBron James hates David Blatt
David Blatt has lost the Cavs
The more likely scenario is James was simply preventing Blatt from getting a technical foul. James was actually trying to help the situation. Players do that all the time. Those players just aren't LeBron James, who once triggered a "does he want Erik Spoelstra fired" firestorm after an inadvertent shoulder bump.
”I got called for an offensive foul, and they said I hooked one of the Morris twins on a post-up when he grabbed me. It was a referee that was away from the play [who called it]. I was talking to Eric Lewis, one of the other refs, and Coach Blatt was getting a little fired up about it, too, and he was on his way to a technical. So I just got him up out of the way before he got a T. So, just protecting my coach.“And his coach agreed.
”He was trying to keep me from getting a technical foul.Blatt wasn’t talking to James when James shoved him away. James didn’t shove Blatt away in anger. This was about as inadvertent and inconsequential a shove as shoves get during a basketball game. But, it is LeBron James, so things can never be that simple.
(via @gifdsports)
