he intended to do that when he first jumped & threw his leg up, but I think he committed his leg with the intention to make contact with his face. He showed no intentions of holding back, for the safety of himself, let alone his opponent. He was definitely trying to make hard contact with the guy's face, IMO.
Shoulda been tossed for the duration + one game, at LEAST. That stuff should never happen in Bball--not like that, anyways.
mutu.