The Kings’ questions start here: What is the backcourt of the future? It was supposed to be anchored around De'Aaron Fox, but he has struggled this season since getting his contract extension, and he has never translated his game into becoming a halfcourt force that drives the offense. Since letting Rick Adelman go in 2006, the Sacramento Kings have had 10 coaches in 15 years and have not made the playoffs. Gentry makes the 11th coach the Kings have had in those 15 years (and his replacement will make it an even dozen). That streak started at the disastrous trying-to-sell-an-move-the-team end of the Maloof ownership era, but Vivek Ranadive took over in 2013 and has presided over more than half the streak. The Kings have missed the playoffs for 15 straight years, tying them for the longest streak in NBA history (with the Donald Sterling Clippers, a group you never want to be in the same sentence as). However, GM Monte McNair will want his own guy in the big chair, either later this season or during the following offseason. That’s why Walton was fired on Sunday, replaced in the interim by veteran NBA coach Alvin Gentry. He was not the chef who could turn that mismatched basket into something worthwhile. Walton also was not the solution in Sacramento. Walton was faced with decisions such as “should we start Chimezie Metu or Moe Harkless at the three?” (It’s been Metu, as of late.) He was handed a “Chopped basket” of ingredients, an imbalanced core of a roster that went 31-41 last season, and was told to make it better. It is not Luke Walton’s fault the Kings are 6-11, have lost 7-of-8, and are sitting 12th in the West. 2) Luke Walton fired by Kings, now team needs to find actual solution to problems If this becomes the incident that somehow galvanizes these lackluster Lakers, LeBron will gladly take any punishment coming his way. We’ll see what is decided by the suits in Manhattan.īoth Stewart and LeBron were ejected for their part - and the Detroit crowd loved the LeBron result. But the NBA’s roulette of justice is often random and impossible to predict. My guess? Stewart gets two games, LeBron gets a fine.
Lakers’ LeBron James ejected for this blow to face of Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart /fsRtNJgekF The bigger question is will LeBron get a suspension as well? It may have been unintentional - it appears he was trying to use his elbow to get Stewart’s arm off him, and LeBron did come over and try to apologize - but this is still a closed-fist shot to the face. So many people making sure nobody touches LeBron /FewhH1L7IN The Lakers and Pistons had to be separated multiple times after this play between LeBron and Isaiah Stewart. Stewart will get a suspension for this - despite Dwane Casey saying he shouldn’t - and the only question is how many games. Cade Cunningman tried, the rookie was in the right place with the right intentions, but he isn’t strong enough to stop “beef Stew.” DeAndre Jordan did his job protecting the team’s best player.
Stewart was triggered by the blood running down his face and it took nearly a full team of guys and multiple efforts to keep him away from going at LeBron. There is more actual fighting in West Side Story than most NBA “fights” - “you’re lucky this smaller teammate/coach is holding me back” - but Stewart genuinely wanted to go. Stewart wanted it to be (he grew up boxing and wanted to hurt LeBron James). This much is certain: The Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart will get suspended for the Lakers/Pistons fight Sunday - and this was almost a real fight. 1) Isaiah Stewart will get suspended for Lakers/Pistons fight, will LeBron?
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