Lakers’ superstar LeBron James just complained his way out of a turnover, and NBA Twitter is in fumes about the same
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The Los Angeles Lakers made their way to Chi-Town, as they face the Chicago Bulls tonight. Both the Bulls and the Lakers are playing without one of their stars. Anthony Davis is out with his ACL sprain, whereas Zach LaVine is sidelined due to the league’s health and safety protocols.
It was a close contest all throughout. In the end, DeMar DeRozan stepped up and led the Bulls to the win. He finished the night with a game-high 38 points. For the Lakers, LeBron James had 31 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 assists. Russell Westbrook scored 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists, whereas Carmelo Anthony had 21 points off the bench.
During the 2nd quarter, there was a sequence involving LeBron James, that has the NBA Twitter up in arms.
NBA Twitter reacts as LeBron James forces a call to be overturned
Playing his 19th season, LeBron James has been around for a long time. During this time, he has built certain credibility, which he uses to his benefit a lot. Tonight, we got a glimpse of the same. During the 2nd quarter, LBJ was passing the ball to Russell Westbrook, who wasn’t prepared and ended up losing the ball out-of-bounds off his shoe.
NBA Twitter wasn’t particularly happy about what the referees did. They overturned the call, all because of a complaining LBJ.
Well, I guess being LeBron James has its own advantages. Either way, the Lakers ended up losing the contest. I guess ‘Ball don’t lie’ applies.