bstein14 wrote:Snakebites wrote:My assumption when the report said it was “unprovoked” was that it wasn’t provoked physically. There was no physical threat Stewart. The physical aspect of the confrontation was one-sided.
And I’m inclined to believe that was the case.
If two people are "chest to chest" you'd assume one of them first initiated some contact with the other. Still won't end well for Stew but at least its misdemeanor assault and not felony assault.
And I’ll be honest, my assumption given what I’ve seen from Stewart is that the physical initiator was him.
He has the thinnest skin I’ve ever seen in an NBA player and is quick to get physical. He also takes way too long to cool down. As much as I hated the cheap shot Lebron had on him and the way he denied it afterwards, Stewart’s overall reaction to that was embarrassing. And he’s had plenty of smaller issues too that we’ve all seen.
I don’t know what Eubanks said or did to set him off but I’m not going to assume Stewart’s reactions were reasonable.
I hope he gets the help he needs. He’s got some issues to resolve and if he doesn’t it could impact him and his career.