LeBron James suspended for Lakers-Knicks after Isaiah Stewart elbow

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The Knicks and their fans won’t be seeing LeBron James at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.

The Lakers star was suspended one game for his role in a bloody altercation with the Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart during the third quarter of the teams’ game on Sunday, the league announced Monday. Stewart was suspended two games.

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LeBron James elbowed Isaiah Stewart in the face while fighting for a rebound during the Lakers-Pistons game on Nov. 21, 2021.
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LeBron James suspended Isaiah Stewart
Isaiah Stewart confronted LeBron James after being elbowed.
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James, 36, was ejected after elbowing Stewart in the face while battling for a rebound on a free throw during the Los Angeles’ win in Detroit. It left Stewart, who needed to be restrained multiple times, angered and with blood streaming down his face. The 20-year-old rushed toward James at one point. James was assessed a flagrant foul 2 and Stewart was given two technicals and was also ejected.

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Isaiah Stewart was left bloodied by LeBron James’ elbow. James was suspended one game and Stewart two games for the altercation afterward.
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A bloodied Isaiah Stewart of the Pistons went after LeBron James after the Lakers star elbowed him in the face on Nov. 21, 2021.
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The Lakers are scheduled  to make their lone appearance at MSG during the regular season on Tuesday, but will now do so without James.

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