James didn't make a hostile move, he simply finished smoking his weed cig by exhaling one last time and turned his head to check the direction that Flora went. This prompted the bouncer who wasn't holding Carter to stand up feeling secure while checking where James was staring at.
But without a flinch James turned his head and headbutted the bouncer in the face. The man fell backwards with a broken nose and in agony. Certainly not the most honourable way to take down someone.
"Dawg how dare you protect a traitor from the Guard?" He said to Logan while pushing with his finger onto Logan's chest.
"If you harm my boy Carter I will bring the entire Guard onto you!" He waited for a few moments before adding. "So how do you settle scores here? What are you boys good at? Racing?"