just_a_swimmer wrote: If he couldn't shoot he should have told the ref he was hurt. They could have put someone else in to shoot the foul shot then he could have came back after a timeout or he should have just called a time out and discussed it with Brown. JMO

Brown didn't seem too happy in his post game presser about the issue but when your name is the KING what is a coach to do.

se-alum wrote:

just_a_swimmer wrote: If he couldn't shoot he should have told the ref he was hurt. They could have put someone else in to shoot the foul shot then he could have came back after a timeout or he should have just called a time out and discussed it with Brown. JMO

Brown didn't seem too happy in his post game presser about the issue but when your name is the KING what is a coach to do.

Not legal. The other team would get to pick who shoots the foul shot, and LeBron wouldn't have been allowed to return to the game. You can only do that if the injury occurs because of a flagrant foul.