In the defeat by the Pacers, LeBron James missed his last three shots of the fourth quarter, racked up a turnover for stepping on the baseline and also was called for a technical foul for shoving Lance Stephenson in the chest with his forearm that doubled the Pacers’ lead from one to two at the time when the Pacers hit the free throw.
“Lance is just a little dirty that’s all,” James said. “He’s a little dirty. We got a history, so I already know that. I should’ve known. I’ve known since school, it’s not the guy who tells the joke who gets caught, it’s the guy who laughs. So they caught me on the retaliation, so — but he played well tonight.”