The Los Angeles Lakers recently visited the TD Garden to face the Boston Celtics. This fixture never fails to entertain and it did live up to it last time out. It contained a back-and-forth game and a dramatic ending which could potentially be a game-winner for the Lakers. LeBron James was furious and understandably upset about the no-foul call.
The Game eventually went Celtics way after OT, where the Celtics outscored the Lakers 20-16. Despite the loss, ‘King James’ managed to put up a 41-point performance. LeBron and the Lakers felt they were cheated. However, referee Eric Lewis admitted, that it was a mistake. Nonetheless, it doesn’t change the fact that the Lakers are stuck in the 13th seed for now.
That one hurt BIG TIME!!! I don’t understand
— LeBron James (@KingJames) January 29, 2023
NBA has concluded that the officials at the time got the decision wrong. It should’ve stood as a foul on Jayson Tatum and 2 free throws should’ve gone James’ way. LeBron took to Twitter to vent his frustration and disappointment.
LeBron James and Jayson Tatum go back and forth on Instagram
Unfortunately for LeBron James, the call didn’t come, and his reaction did surprise everyone. He could be seen disappointed after the call did not come. The win could’ve taken the Lakers up to the 12th spot in the crowded Western Conference. This season ‘the King’ and the Lakers have been victims of numerous decisions going against them.
This win could’ve been crucial for them and potentially a way for them to turn the season around. However, what’s done is done and nothing can be done anymore. The Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum and LeBron James went back and forth with each other on Instagram.
LeBron got attacked by a fan, “Bron is really a cry baby,, I didn’t see MJ, Steph or any great player doing this,, he should be more professional than this”. said Twitter user @odysseus130.
Bron is really a cry baby,, I didn’t see MJ, Steph or any great player doing this,, he should be more professional than this🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
— kn (@odysseus130) January 30, 2023
Tatum showed no integrity
— TheLakersLegend (@lakers_legend) January 30, 2023
Lol mann myy boi @KingJames reallyy hurtedd overr thatt none-foul call byy J.T. lastt nightt but this wouldn’tt neverr happen if he justt slammedd it tho. #LakeShow #BleedGreen #NBA
— B I G G D U B B 👑 (@jujukjuke) January 30, 2023
Bron let it go and move on
— Broox (@86Circa) January 30, 2023
Bron reacted like crazy cause he knows he should finish that anyway
— bollo (@ladnykokes) January 30, 2023
LeBron took to Instagram and showed the clip of him being fouled by Tatum. In the Instagram story, James’ sarcastically captioned it, “Good block @Jaytatum0″. This, however, went on between the two after the game and. Jayson Tatum in response replied by sharing James’ story and captioned, “last night was blur… good game champ”. Tatum knows what he did there and got away with it.
LeBron and Tatum had a little back-land-forth on IG about the missed call 😅 pic.twitter.com/BPL3muBNmp
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) January 30, 2023
Tatum dodged a bullet and the Lakers will miss out on the 12th spot for a while. It is proving to be a crowded Western Conference and each game matters after the reaction from James. LeBron James and Anthony Davis will be missing tomorrow’s game against the Brooklyn Nets. This will cause upset among the fans who would be hoping the team can get a win without their 2 best players.