The referees admitted their mistake in the controversial outcome of the duel between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers when they did not whistle a very clear foul on LeBron James in the last seconds, a decisive ruling that motivated the indignation and anger of the Los Angeles team.
Asked why there was no foul in Jayson Tatum’s action on LeBron, the referees of the game that ended with the victory of the Celtics in overtime (125-121) admitted their mistake.
"There was contact. At that time, during the game, we didn’t see a foul. The referees failed in that play"they explained.
With the game tied and four seconds left, LeBron drove to the rim and was fouled by Tatum, who slapped him on the arm.
However, the foul was not called and the game went into overtime to the enormous frustration of the Lakers star.
The image quickly went from controversial to comical as Patrick Beverley grabbed a photographer’s camera and showed the image of the foul on LeBron to the referee without the decision being changed – extra time began with a technique to the player.
From LeBron to coach Darvin Ham going through different players, the Lakers freely reflected their enormous anger at what happened