LeBron James pushes David Blatt to sidelines (Video)

This is not going to help the perception that LeBron James does not have respect for David Blatt.

During the second quarter of Tuesday’s Cavs-Suns game, James pushed his coach to the sidelines while Blatt was arguing with an official.

Perhaps James’ intention was good — he wanted his coach to avoid getting a technical foul — but the way he pushed him was harsh and not the way you would expect a player to treat his coach.

This is not too surprising when you look at the events of the past month. LeBron took over point guard duties for the Cavs last month without telling his coach, and then he offered a half-hearted endorsement of the man in charge. It’s pretty obvious that James lacks respect for Blatt as the team’s head coach.

Then again, we had a controversy about LeBron bumping Erik Spoelstra back in 2010, and look how that relationship turned out.