LeBron James insists he's not concerned about his safety on the court, but vows to brace for more hard fouls Thursday in Game 6 of what has become a brutally physical playoff series between the Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers."It may have gotten to that point. For me, it's always at that point," James said Wednesday after the Heat wrapped up practice and prepared to travel to Indiana. "I'm always in protect mode. For me, in the playoffs or the regular season, there are teams trying to go for me. It's happened. I'm not saying guys are playing dirty, but certain guys say if you hard foul LeBron, get him off balance, he'll stop being aggressive and things like that." Source: ESPN
OMG, it's the playoffs. It's supposed to be physical!!!! Today's players couldn't survive the days of the Bad Boys/Knicks/Celtics
I agree, but back in the day this was just considered playoff basketball. Between the flopping and not being able to touch players, it's ridiculous
