Former NBA forward Chandler Parsons was surprised when he saw the Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James She turned on the officials on Saturday at the end of regulation for their game against the Boston Celtics.
Parsons, a former All-Rookie First Team member, appeared on FanDuel TV’s Run It Back and said there was no way he could have acted the way James was in that moment.
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Memphis Grizzlies forward Chandler Parsons, #25, responds to a call from referee Ray Acosta, #54, during the fourth quarter against the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, April 9, 2019.
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“I can watch my French bulldog get run over by the postman right now, and I wouldn’t act that way. I swear to God,” Parsons said on the show. “That was one of the craziest reactions.”
It was “impressive,” Parsons said, however, that James would explode like that in a regular season game.
On a 105-105 game with about 4 seconds left, James went to his left and swooped down the lane toward the basket. James was flanked by three Celtics defenders and came up to the basket with his left hand, and it looked like he was hit in the arm by Jason Tatum.
LeBron James shocked by his miss, calls Lakers loss: ‘I don’t understand what we’re doing’
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, #6, reacts during the second half against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden in Boston on January 28, 2023.
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James missed the layup and there he was No foul called on the play. The Lakers star was beside himself for no contact and fell to the ground in disbelief. Patrick Beverley, at one point, came up with a camera to show the referee what he had missed. He got a technical foul.
After the game, James said, “I don’t understand. I don’t understand what we’re doing, and I watch basketball every day.” “I watch the games every day and I don’t see it happening to anyone else. It’s just weird.”
National Basketball Referees Association A statement was issued On a brutal missed call.
Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James, #6, reacts after missing a shot late in the fourth quarter during an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, in Boston.
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“Like everyone else, referees make mistakes,” the tweet read. “We made one at the end of last night’s game and it hurts us. This play is going to take a toll and cause sleepless nights as we strive to be the best referees we can be.”
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