Overview
- This week Isaiah Stewart told the Out The Mud Podcast that he still believes LeBron James’ arm strike in the Nov. 21, 2021 game was “personal” and said he “wanted to draw blood back.”
- The 2021 play left Stewart cut above the eye, required stitches, and led to ejections and short NBA suspensions for both players after the league ruled James’ foul reckless and Stewart’s actions escalatory.
- LeBron James has long maintained the contact was accidental, and his account remains the competing version of events cited by media coverage since 2021.
- Both men now play for different teams, Stewart for the Memphis Grizzlies and James for the Philadelphia 76ers, and their Dec. 1 meeting at Xfinity Mobile Arena has become the next focal point for fans and reporters.
- Stewart’s comments have prompted heavy social‑media skepticism and revived scrutiny of his past on‑court confrontations, which could shape public perception and media coverage of the upcoming game.