Kent Bazemore takes scary fall after trying to dunk on LeBron James

Somehow, when LeBron James tries to put his body on the line, it's his opponents who end up paying the price.

Such was the case for Atlanta Hawks wing Kent Bazemore on Friday night as his team hosted the Cleveland Cavaliers, anyway. In the first quarter, Bazemore saw daylight between him and the rim, only for James to try to step in and take a charge. The result: A foul on LeBron and a scary fall for Bazemore:

Bazemore managed to get to his feet after that and knock down two free throws before being checked out by trainers. He later returned to the game and exacted a bit of revenge with a big-time block:

While the foul by James was absolutely accidental, it's true that the two players have a bit of history. Things got chippy between the two in last year's playoffs:

And this preseason, LeBron and Bazemore got into it once again: