Josh McRoberts was fined $20,000 for his wayward hit on LeBron James during Wednesday's Game 2 loss in Miami, Yahoo! Sports reports.

McRoberts was fined $20,000 for his wayward hit on LeBron James during Wednesday's Game 2 loss in Miami, Yahoo! Sports reports.

Analysis:

With 50 seconds remaining in the contest, James drove to hoop and was met in midair by McRoberts, whose elbow landed squarely on the Heat star's throat. What was initially considered a shooting foul has been upgraded to a flagrant 2, which results in an automatic ejection during a game. He has avoided a suspension at the expense of flagrant foul points, but the Bobcats' postseason run may be abbreviated enough to matter little in the end.