The NBA upgraded one of Taj Gibson's fouls on LeBron James to a flagrant from the Bulls upset of the streaking Heat on March 27. However, the foul in question was not one of the two that James complained about during the game.
Gibson caught James across the neck and shoulder on a play in the fourth quarter, and James said after the game that he didn't consider Gibson's foul to be a basketball play. He also complained about Kirk Hinrich taking him to the ground in the first quarter.
It was, however, Gibson's foul with 2:37 left in the first quarter that was upgraded, which suprised the Bulls' locker room before their win Sunday against the Detroit Pistons. "I really can't dwell on it," Gibson told ESPN. "It's part of the game. I'll have to just keep moving forward."
"That game is behind us now. Just focus on getting wins. Like I said before, I didn't try and hurt him. I think he's a great player, I just tried to make a good foul without trying to hurt anybody, but sometimes it goes that way. But by all means I'm not a dirty player, nor is Kirk, but we'll have to wait until we see him again."
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