LeBron James’ anger knew no limits! The king drove his coach crazy
Artemy Berstenev April 28, 2024, 13:00 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
But it was all to the point.
Today, April 28, the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets played the fourth game of the first round of the National Basketball Association (NBA) playoffs. In their second attempt, the Lakers managed to win, thanks in large part to the individual performances of LeBron James himself, who scored 30 points, five rebounds and four assists, and Anthony Davis, who signed a powerful double-double of 25 points and 23 rebounds.
NBA – playoffs. 1/4 final. 4th match
April 28, 2024, Sunday. 03:30 Moscow time
the Los Angeles Lakers
the Angels
Denver Nuggets
Denver
Los Angeles Lakers: James – 30, Davis – 25, Russell – 21, Reeves – 21, Prince – 9, Hachimura – 9, Vincent – 3, Dinwiddie – 1, Christie, Hayes, Lewis, Wood
Denver Nuggets: Jokic – 33, Porter – 27, Murray – 22, Caldwell-Pope – 14, Gordon – 7, Holiday – 3, Watson – 2, Brown, Strawther, Tyson, Jordan, Jackson, Nnaji, Pickett
At the beginning of the last quarter, with the score 95:80 in favor of the Lakers, LeBron James, as it might seem at first glance, tried to intercept, but the ball went out of bounds. The referees immediately awarded possession to Denver, which James clearly had no intention of accepting. LeBron immediately began contacting his coaching staff to formally challenge the referee’s decision. The king said something sharply towards the hosts’ bench, it even got to the point where James jumped out of nowhere.
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According to a well-known lip-reading social media account, the King shouted the following: “I didn’t touch the ball. Do not touch it! Challenge him. Challenge this decision! Yeah, so the broadcast directors made it clear that LeBron James was right. One way or another, because the forward got very carried away, proving that he was right, the Nuggets took advantage of this moment and scored two easy points, thus reducing the gap to 13 points: 95:82.
Meanwhile, the current series between the Lakers and the “Nuggets” is rich in possible scenarios: 1) Denver calmly closes the series in Colorado in the fifth game or in the sixth in California and waits for the next opponent, probably the Minnesota Timberwolves, that currently beats the Phoenix Suns with a score of 3-0; 2) The Lakers win the fifth and sixth games and give rise to talk that the Lakers could become the first to win the series, losing 0-3 along the way; 3) The Lakers are making history, if not, what will be the future of LeBron James? Will he remain on the team?
