If you were wondering whether the Raptors would be intimidated by "King James" in their first-round series against the Cavs, you got your answer Tuesday night.
Late in the second quarter of Game 1 after Fred VanVleet picked up his second foul, LeBron James gave him a little extra shove, which Van Vleet and the rest of the Raptors didn't appreciate.
LeBron shoves VanVleet. and the refs call the foul on VanVleet.?????? 🤔🤔🤔 pic.twitter.com/Apr4uynvgG
— gifdsports (@gifdsports) May 2, 2018
The result was a small exchange of words between the captain of Toronto's "Bench Mob" and the league's biggest star.
No technical fouls were assessed, but the message was sent — the Raptors aren't going to be pushed around this time.
Gotta love playoff basketball.