LeBron James ripped the NBA’s officiating in a NSFW rant after stunning loss to the Nuggets
LeBron James is fired up about the Lakers losing to the Denver Nuggets — again. After a mind-bending loss on Monday that included a Jamal Murray game-winner, James totally ripped the officiating for seemingly leading to that moment.
The Lakers were up ten points in the third quarter when Michael Porter Jr.’s foul that would have given D’Angelo Russell two free throws was overturned. That seemed to be a turning point in the game’s momentum, and the non-call even prompted Russell to tweet about it.
Things got very spicy as the Nuggets eventually chipped away at the lead and set up Murray for a stone-cold game-winning shot. James was so heated afterward that he lashed out at the officiating with some NSFW words and then walked out of a presser.
Here’s what he said:
“I don’t understand what’s going on with the replay center, to be honest…D-Lo clearly gets hit in the face on the drive. What the [expletive] do we have a replay center if it’s going to go — it doesn’t make sense to me. It makes no sense to me. It bothers me.”
"What the f*** do we have a replay center for? It doesn't make sense to me."
LeBron really walked out of the post-game press conference pic.twitter.com/Ph14M27RbD
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) April 23, 2024
LeBron James went OFF on the NBA replay center for overturning a foul call on Michael Porter Jr. after smacking him in the face:
“I don’t understand what’s going on in the replay center, to be honest … D-Lo clearly gets hit in the face on the drive. What the f*** do we have a… pic.twitter.com/hCASJtTZpA
— Courtside Buzz (@OfficialNBABuzz) April 23, 2024
Feature image via NBA TV.