Things got heated last night literally as Lebron James tried to lead his team to comeback against the Brooklyn Nets. Lebron was driving to the basket when Mirza Teletovic wrapped his arms around James neck trying to prevent him from scoring. Lebron was angry with the move and a small altercation ensued.
James was assessed an offensive foul, and Mirza a flagrant-one foul.
CBS Sports pointed out 5 things that are funny and true about the incident.
1. Michael Beasley is the voice of reason, “holding” James back. This is the world we live in in 2014.
2. Andrei Kirilenko flopped something awful on that. James didn’t get contact enough to push off to that degree.
3. James overreacted. I get that Teletovic went high and around the neck, but he didn’t lock him up, didn’t sling him, and was just trying to stop his shoulders. Just not enough to warrant the freak out.
4. He “went at” Teletovic, but if you watch, he stops short and waits for his teammates to hold him back. It’s the smart thing to do, his team needs him and there’s no reason to risk ejection and money loss over Mirza Teletovic, but still.
5. Teletovic’s smiling was creepy.
