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It is fashionable to criticize officials.

A day after Joey Bosa approached the NFL referee, LeBron James had his own words with the NBA referee.

James tweeted some criticism on Monday that he believes deserves a fine. His tweet responded to fan conspiracy theories that the NBA was lining it up for the Lakers and was deliberately ignoring fouls against them. pointed out that he won the

The Lakers held the ball in the final seconds of the game, trailing 113-112. Russell Westbrook chased Joel Embiid down the left flank. He attacked the basket but fell without a shot and the 76ers held on by one point.

A video replay shows Embiid grabbing Westbrook’s right wrist as the Lakers guard attacked the basket. Are you trying to make sure the Lakers lose?”

To be fair, it’s a blatant foul. It was tough to watch in real time, but replays are indisputable. Westbrook agreed after the game.

“I was trying to raise my hand,” Westbrook told reporters. “I couldn’t raise my hand to shoot because he was holding it. But it’s all good.”

Somehow, the NBA didn’t agree, even with the replay benefits and accountability of the last two minutes report. A report released Monday declared that Embiid did not foul Westbrook.

“Embiid (PHI) extended his arm slightly before retracting it, causing slight arm contact with Westbrook (LAL) during a driving shot attempt,” reads the L2M report.

It’s a generous definition of “marginal arm contact,” a kind of response tailored to the conspiracy-minded NBA fan base. The league got this wrong on the floor and got it wrong again on the review. not good.

This, predictably, upset Lakers fans and led to James coming on board. Another fan asked the tweet and video above, “Why isn’t this a huge scandal?” James just spoke out in his own Twitter response that didn’t challenge the original premise that the NBA came out to acquire the Lakers. It was

“And all year long, they keep saying to me on the court, ‘I didn’t see that’ or ‘It wasn’t a foul,'” James wrote. Frustrating as a hell man! Keep the squad going anyway! “

It’s easy to imagine how James would get annoyed and risk a fine for pointing out the mistake. But co-signing a conspiracy theory that the NBA doesn’t want the Lakers and James to win is next level. Do you really believe that you don’t want to lose and are actively taking steps to make sure you lose?

We are waiting patiently for the NBA’s reaction.