re: LeBron James Being Flagrantly Fouled

I remember Haywood getting ejected in a game for knocking LeBron to the ground. I’ll try and find the video but here is an article stating LeBron couldn’t play in the old NBA:

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Haywood calling LeBron out. Even mentions Jordan and says he went through a lot worse. And this is in 2008 when the league was even more physical than it is today.

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Following Cleveland's 100-97 win in Game 4 on Sunday, James, who has absorbed two flagrant fouls in this rough-and-tumble playoff series and has been banged around by the Wizards, was asked about Washington's tough-guy tactics. "I guess that's what they want to do," he said, "hurt LeBron James in this series. It's not working." On Monday, Wizards center Brendan Haywood countered. "Awww," Haywood said in a whiny, high-pitched voice to mock James. "They are trying to hurt me." Haywood, who was called for a flagrant-two foul and ejected from Game 2 after shoving James, believes it's time for Cleveland's superstar to stop complaining. "I mean, come on man, this is the playoffs," Haywood said following Monday's practice. "He wears 23, he wants to be Michael Jordan, I can respect that, he's a great player. You saw what Mike went through. Mike got fouled way worse than this. No one is trying to hurt him, everybody is trying to play basketball, trying to play tough. Play basketball and leave it alone."

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