LeBron James Comments on Officiating, Lack of Flagrant Fouls Called and More

The Cleveland Cavaliers had little to complain about from their 115-84 victory over the Toronto Raptors in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, but LeBron James was curious what it would take to draw a flagrant foul.  

“I have no idea what it is. 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,” he said Tuesday, per Dave McMenamin of ESPN.com.

The refs called only one flagrant foul in Game 1, and that was when Cleveland’s Kevin Love hit Toronto’s Patrick Patterson in the face with an elbow.

McMenamin noted “there were at least three plays in question in Game 1 that James could have been referring to,” including when Bismack Biyombo hit the Cavaliers star in the back of the head with an elbow when going for a rebound during the first half.

McMenamin also pointed to two incidents in the second half. DeMarre Carroll “wrapped up James around the shoulder area” when the forward was heading toward the basket in transition, and Biyombo hit James in the face again in the third quarter. However, that second encounter with Biyombo didn’t even lead to a foul because James had already been called for an offensive foul on the way into the lane.

“I’ve pretty much chalked it up to common fouls [being called] with me [getting hit],” James said, per McMenamin.

On the surface, it would …

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