Was listening to the NBA radio this morning and someone from Rochester who knows Stewart's family called in and said that LeBron didn't want any real problems with that kid.
Apparently he has a boxing background.
He was trained to be a boxer before he took basketball seriously. raised by Jamaican immigrants
“That’s why (Isaiah) took a liking to sports,” Sheppard said. “That’s one of the things Dela approved.”
Dela kept Isaiah in sports from a young age to keep him out of trouble. Isaiah started playing soccer. “I was pretty good,” he said. He then graduated to boxing, a sport that Isaiah deems as his first love.
Due to Isaiah’s size for his age, the 10-year-old was often sparring against kids two or three years his senior. His long reach and active mind allowed him to excel relative to others at the local boxing gym.
Apparently he hurt someone before, but…
“I don’t want to talk about that,” Isaiah said laughingly.
You can see the boxing influence in Isaiah’s basketball game. When you step inside the squared circle, it’s fight or flight. After, you shake your opponent’s hands and move on. On the court, Isaiah is a disruptor and nuisance. Already in his rookie season, he’s gotten into small spats with the likes of LeBron James, Dwight Howard and DeMarcus Cousins. Afterward, he answers questions from the press with the utmost kindness — “yes, sir” or “yes, m’am.” It’s a contrasting personality that not many people have. That switch isn’t always included.
“He always had to (box) against older guys to make it even,” Sheppard said. “Those guys didn’t know how to turn it off when they got out of the ring. They were losing to a guy three years younger than him. They were still mad after the fact.”