{"id":12200,"date":"2023-01-30T01:16:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T01:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/lebron-james-meltdown-forced-an-nba-referee-to-make-an-unprecedented-statement-nba-nba-sports\/"},"modified":"2023-01-30T01:16:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T01:16:00","slug":"lebron-james-meltdown-forced-an-nba-referee-to-make-an-unprecedented-statement-nba-nba-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/lebron-james-meltdown-forced-an-nba-referee-to-make-an-unprecedented-statement-nba-nba-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James&#8217; meltdown forced an NBA referee to make an unprecedented statement. NBA | NBA | Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The official NBA referee&#8217;s Twitter account blamed LeBron James for a &#8220;heartbreaking&#8221; miscall when he took a potentially game-winning shot in the Los Angeles Lakers&#8217; loss to the Boston Celtics. On Saturday night, the Celtics defeated rival Lakers 125-121 in overtime.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Lakers, who have struggled in the Western Conference after a slump early in the season, dominated the Celtics at Boston&#8217;s TD Garden. When the score was tied at 105-105, James drove to the basket and with seconds left Jayson Tatum hit a shooting arm at the rim. <\/p>\n<p>James&#8217; shot flew off the rim, enraging the four-time MVP. The 38-year-old cut his way when the entire Lakers roster and coaching staff erupted in protest over the phone. Patrick Beverley even received a technical foul after showing referee Eric Lewis a photo of the foul on a nearby camera.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Davis was equally outraged, claiming the Lakers were &#8220;cheated&#8221; out of the win. can not understand&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: GS Warriors may face a choice between losing Thompson or Green<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m trying to be the best referee, so this play will weigh on me and give me sleepless nights.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Lakers lost to the Celtics, who have the best record in the NBA, 36-15, despite James scoring 41 points with nine rebounds and eight assists. He is now trailing his NBA all-time leading scorer by 117 points, ahead of Kareem his Abdul his Jabbar. <\/p>\n<p>The 23-27 Lakers hope to return to winning ways when they travel to the East Coast on Monday to face the Brooklyn Nets. 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