LeBron: No idea what a common, flagrant foul is

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INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — The officiating in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 115-84 win over the Toronto Raptors in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals seemed to go in the Cavs’ favor, considering Toronto was called for more fouls — 25 to 20 — while the Raptors’ All-Star backcourt of Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan attempted zero combined free throws for the first time as teammates.

However, LeBron James was left wondering what it would take for a referee to whistle a flagrant foul on an opponent for their contact with him above his shoulders.

“I have no idea what it is,” James said after practice on Tuesday. “I know what it is when it happens to someone else, but I don’t know when it involves me. I have no idea what a common foul and flagrant foul is.”

There were at least three plays in question in Game 1 that James could have been referring to.

In the first half, James caught an elbow from Bismack Biyombo to the back of his head while they were both fighting for a rebound.

LeBron James has been left wondering what it will take for a flagrant foul to be called on an opponent for above-the-shoulders contact with him. “I know what it is when it happens to someone else, but I don’t know when it involves me,” he said. Ken Blaze/USA TODAY Sports

In the second half, DeMarre Carroll wrapped up James around the shoulder area while stopping him from …

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