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LeBron James and his Los Angeles Lakers were once again at the receiving end of a controversial ending as Boston Celtics ended their 3-game losing streak at their expense. Having fought till the very end, NBA refs failed to spot a game-winning foul on the last drive made by LeBron, after which the 38-year-old Power Forward completely lost his mind.
With just 4 seconds remaining on the clock, the Los Angeles Lakers trusted their leading scorer with the ball. There were three Boston Celtics players who were guarding the rim, LeBron James still made his way to the basket wherein Jayson Tatum clearly hit his arm as Bron missed the layup.
While the contact was clear, LeBron James was confident in the whistle being blown as he was coming down. However, the NBA refs did the unthinkable by completing ignoring the foul. As a result of which, Patrick Beverley even got the game camera right in the face of an NBA ref to show the proof.
The Marcus Smart less-Boston Celtics had no answer to stop the wrath of LeBron James, who dropped 41 points. Although both Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown combined to drop 67 points. Brown in particular was spectacular with his 11 points in the overtime.
Safe to say, LeBron James has had some spectacular performances this season that have gone to waste, either due to poor play from his teammates or because the referees messed it up.
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