Kent Bazemore pushes LeBron James in Game 2 (Video)

May 20, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Kent Bazemore (24) dunks against Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson (13) during the third quarter of game one of the Eastern Conference Finals of the NBA Playoffs at Philips Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /

Kent Bazemore shoved and talked a little trash to LeBron James in the first quarter of Friday night’s Cleveland Cavaliers-Atlanta Hawks conference finals game.

It turns out Kent Bazemore does not respect LeBron James’ royalty.

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The Atlanta Hawks shooting guard pushed and talked some trash to King James during Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

"Kent Bazemore shoving and mean mugging LeBron https://t.co/987nzclazM — gifdsports (@gifdsports) May 23, 2015"

The incident did not escalate any further, as James obliged Bazemore’s request to get off of him and then walked away. While it sure would have been more entertaining for the viewers at home if James had retaliated, LeBron made the right decision to let Bazemore’s push go. With how important he is to the Cavs, James can’t risk picking up a technical foul by getting into it with Bazemore.

Still, it will be interesting to see if anything further develops between James and Bazemore or another Hawks player later in the contest. This is the postseason and a little pushing and shoving often results in more pushing and shoving.

James scored 13 points in the first quarter Friday night while the Cavs held Bazemore scoreless.

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