Indiana Pacers guard Lance Stephenson was contrite and apologetic in talking about flashing a choke sign at LeBron James after a missed free throw. James’ response, meanwhile, was flatly dismissive.  Read more after the jump.
Cameras picked up Stephenson grasping his neck on the Pacers bench when James missed the shot after a technical foul late in the third quarter of the Pacers’ 94-75 Game 3 win Thursday night. James also missed two clutch free throws as well in the Heat’s Game 2 loss earlier this week.
“I was wrong and disrespectful to my teammates, the Miami Heat and their organization,†Stephenson told NBA.com on Saturday. “I’m sorry that I did that. It was very disrespectful.
“(I) try to talk to other players, but in a good way. Get them off their game a little bit but not being disrespectful. I just got out of hand one time, and I’ll never do it again.â€
