LeBron James takes another shot at refs over Celtics-Lakers no-call

LeBron takes one other shot at Celtics-Lakers refs after OT win initially appeared on NBC Sports activities Boston

LeBron James nonetheless is not over the injustice that was dedicated Saturday night time at TD Backyard.

It has been a number of days since officers missed a Jayson Tatum foul on James on the finish of regulation that might have given the Lakers star an opportunity to win Los Angeles’ game in opposition to the Boston Celtics with a pair of free throws.

However there was James after the Lakers’ extra time win over the New York Knicks, persevering with to lament that the referees price his staff a victory on Saturday.

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“The distinction between right here and Boston is clearly self-explanatory,” James informed reporters in his postgame press convention. “… The game was determined by the gamers. In Boston, the game was determined by the refs.”

There isn’t any denying that James and the Lakers acquired hosed on that play; head referee Eric Lewis admitted that his crew missed the decision and that Tatum certainly contacted James’ arm on James’ last-second layup try.

The Lakers should not have been in that state of affairs within the first place, nonetheless; they led by double digits late within the third quarter and had a three-point lead with possession and fewer than 10 seconds remaining in regulation earlier than Patrick Beverley fouled Jaylen Brown on a layup try to present the Celtics guard a game-tying three-point play.

Los Angeles additionally had 5 minutes of extra time to take issues into their very own palms however had been outscored by 4 factors within the body.

So, James can complain all he needs — as he did on the court docket Saturday night time, after the game on social media, once more on social media Sunday night time and another time Tuesday — nevertheless it will not change the truth that his Lakers misplaced a game they might have received at a number of factors Saturday.