Reggie Miller Didn't Think This Was a Flagrant Foul on LeBron
By Jason McIntyre
The Atlanta Hawks, desperate for a win tonight at home, decided to have goon Pero Antic deliver this hard foul to LeBron in the first quarter. Taking out the best player in the league while he’s in mid-air flying to the basket?
A) Obviously that’s a flagrant foul (somehow, Reggie Miller considered this just a ‘playoff foul’)
B) LeBron landed on one leg, and hard … that could have been a disaster
C) You won’t like LeBron when he’s angry
On the next possession, the Hawks tried Kent Bazemore on LeBron, who backed him down and scored easily. As he ran back upcourt, LeBron stared at the Atlanta bench.
Bad move, Hawks.
Kyrie Irving isn’t playing, but DeMarre Carroll is. Cleveland 26, Atlanta 21 after one quarter.