Last night, the Lakers had a superb game but fell to the wire against the Nuggets, who now lead 2-0. During the match, a refereeing situation caused a lot of talk, and provoked the anger of LeBron James at a press conference. A foul called against Michael Porter Jr, then canceled by a challenge.
Looking at the images, the fault seems indisputable. Michael Porter Jr hits D’Angelo Russell with his arm while the Lakers leader attempts a running shot. Indeed, the referees whistle and award two shots to the Lakers… but Michael Malone does not hear it that way. Challenge requested and decision reversed, no fault after viewing the images.
I believe this is the call LeBron James and D’Angelo Russell expressed displeasure with.
MPJ was called for shooting crowd, but Denver won the challenge. pic.twitter.com/H15rGV4gKi https://t.co/hLHUdHsCt6
— Khobi Price (@khobi_price) https://twitter.com/khobi_price/status/1782656796034748898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
At a time when the Lakers could maintain more than 10 points in advance, to resist Denver’s comeback. Enough to provoke the discontent of LeBron James, after the meeting.
“I don’t understand what’s going on at the Replay Center, to be honest. D’Angelo Russell clearly gets hit in the face on his drive. Why do we have a fucking Replay Center if it’s to make this kind of decision. That doesn’t make any sense to me. It bothers me. And what’s more, I saw what happened during Knicks – Sixers. What the hell are we doing? This is really stupid.” –LeBron James.
Well, the NBA fine will undoubtedly fall, but it is true that the decision tooverturn the whistle can seem very questionable. Especially when we know that in the end, the Lakers break down and lose the match. The league has not communicated on this decision, but will perhaps take the time to do so since the stakes are enormous in sporting terms.
LeBron is pissed
“I don’t understand what’s going on in the replay center, to be honest… What the fuck do we have a replay center… Makes no sense to me. It bothers me.” pic.twitter.com/wMlSis1gvw
— Oh No He Didn’t (@ohnohedidnt24) https://twitter.com/ohnohedidnt24/status/1782641305790579100?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
