Previously, the Lakers faced off against the Sacramento Kings and lost. Following the game, LeBron James spoke on the loss and also talked about facing the Pistons again. Along with that, James talked about if he expects the Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart to retaliate for their last exchange.
James was asked if he saw comments made by Stewart saying James’ move was intentional. LeBron responded by saying, “I saw his comments today and he felt it was intentional or wasn't an accident. The actual chop down was on purpose to get his arm off me, that part was on purpose, but the point of my hand hitting his face was not on purpose.”
The Lakers player continued saying, “You can literally go through numerous plays in the NBA where guys were chopping down on guys' arms or hands trying to get them off of them. If you look at the play closely, he kind of got off balance when I chopped him down and that's how his head went into my hand. So, it wasn't intentional at all. I've never been that player, I've never ever tried to seek a face contact like that...” Watch above.
