The electrifying match between Cleveland Cavaliers and Houston Rockets ended with the former defeating the latter by two points. However, James Harden faces the music for kicking in LeBron James' groin. James has been suspended 1 game.
During the third quarter of the game, things got out of control between James and LeBron. James kicked LeBron in the groin area during a scuffle.
James was given a flagrant-1 foul in the match. However, he was later issued a flagrant-2. According to Yahoo, James will miss the upcoming game of Houston Rockets and Atlanta Hawks.
Ethan J. Skolnick of Bleacher Report tweeted the reactions of James and LeBron after the game.
"LeBron on Harden kick: "Obv it was not a basketball play & obviously the league will take a look at it... I don't know what he was thinking"," Ethan tweeted.
"James Harden, wearing black hat, called his kick "just a reaction.". Says "they called a flagrant and we moved on." Doesn't fear discipline."
Tim Legler of ESPN also expressed his views on NBA's decision and he stated that he is not surprised. According to Tim, the kick was "intentional."
"I'm not surprised by it. Everybody looked at it. It looked fairly intentional. I don't know that he necessarily was trying to kick him there. But he definitely took his foot in [LeBron's] direction."
Meanwhile, for the Sunday game, LeBron missed a few free throws and he got negative attention because of them.
Houston Rockets and Atlanta Hawks meet on Tuesday without James Harden at Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia. Houston Rockets are also missing Dwight Howard.