I thought so too until I watched this view and the Bally super close-up view. There was nothing normal about that. That was intentional and Lebron was clearly frustrated to me.Reggie Miller and Shaq say it was just a normal basketball move, he was swinging to dislodge Stewart (who was holding onto him) and simply missed his shoulder.
Reggie said the only reason he got a game is because of the optics - Stewart tasting his blood and going into a rage forced the league into giving him a penalty he didn't deserve.
Of course, I think you're both wrong and the NBA did the right thing with both players. But the point is, there's more than one way to view this incident.