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LeBron James angry with video refereeing!

This is probably not the gift he was expecting for his 39th birthday. LeBron James was not far from achieving a great feat with six points in thirty seconds to save the Lakers and snatch an extension from Minnesota.

Except that if his basket with the foul went in well, his 3-point shot did not. Well, yes, but the referees first judged that he had his foot on the line. They went to review the images, then confirmed their decision in front of the hallucinated reaction of the player, who did not understand. For him, it was so big…

“Even Stevie Wonder can see it”

“It’s obvious it’s a 3-point basket. My foot is behind the line. You can see the space between the tip of my foot and the 3-point line,” assures LeBron James for ESPN. “We see a white space, we can see the parquet floor. Even Stevie Wonder can see it. »

This image, the “King” will even post it on his Instagram account. Already agitated on the floor at the time of the arbitration decision, his anger had not diminished in the locker room, to the point of calling into question the work of the league's “Replay Center”, based in New Jersey.

“What’s the point of the replay then?” What is the point of replay if even the replay is wrong? Who is part of the center that takes care of the replay? Are robots making Teslas? What's going on there? »

If for LeBron James, this is obvious, this is not the case for referees, explains Tony Brothers. “After reviewing the image, it was not clear enough to go from a 2-pt shoot to a 3-pt shoot”justifies the official, who therefore did not reconsider the initial decision to award a 2-point, and not a 3-point.

Basketball and football, same fight!

Obviously, on the Los Angeles side, we agree with the “King”. “From what I saw, I thought it was a clear 3-pointer. A guy on the side reviewed the footage, we think it's a prize shot”comments Darvin Ham. “We see the space between his foot and the line”continues Anthony Davis. “So that indicates his foot was behind. If he was at 2 points, we wouldn't be able to see this space. »

Football fans, now accustomed to VAR, know that it is sometimes a question of camera angle. Or timing. We can certainly see a space between LeBron James' foot and the 3-point line in the still image, but when the “King” moves his foot, the front of his shoe appears to bite slightly on the line.

This is at least one topic of discussion for fans this evening, to liven up New Year's Eve…

LeBron James Percentage Rebounds
Season Team MJ Min Shots 3pts L.F. Off Def Early Pd Party Int Bp Ct Pts
2003-04 KEY 79 40 41.7 29.0 75.4 1.3 4.2 5.5 5.9 1.9 1.7 3.5 0.7 20.9
2004-05 KEY 80 42 47.2 35.1 75.0 1.4 6.0 7.4 7.2 1.8 2.2 3.3 0.7 27.2
2005-06 KEY 79 43 48.0 33.5 73.8 1.0 6.1 7.0 6.6 2.3 1.6 3.3 0.8 31.4
2006-07 KEY 78 41 47.6 31.9 69.8 1.1 5.7 6.7 6.0 2.2 1.6 3.2 0.7 27.3
2007-08 KEY 75 40 48.4 31.5 71.2 1.8 6.1 7.9 7.2 2.2 1.8 3.4 1.1 30.0
2008-09 KEY 81 38 48.9 34.4 78.0 1.3 6.3 7.6 7.3 1.7 1.7 3.0 1.2 28.4
2009-10 KEY 76 39 50.3 33.3 76.7 0.9 6.4 7.3 8.6 1.6 1.6 3.4 1.0 29.7
2010-11 MIA 79 39 51.1 33.0 75.9 1.0 6.5 7.5 7.0 2.1 1.6 3.6 0.6 26.7
2011-12 MIA 62 38 53.1 36.2 77.1 1.5 6.4 7.9 6.2 1.6 1.9 3.4 0.8 27.2
2012-13 MIA 76 38 56.5 40.6 75.3 1.3 6.8 8.0 7.3 1.5 1.7 3.0 0.9 26.8
2013-14 MIA 77 38 56.7 37.9 75.0 1.1 5.9 6.9 6.3 1.6 1.6 3.5 0.3 27.1
2014-15 KEY 69 36 48.8 35.4 71.0 0.7 5.3 6.0 7.4 2.0 1.6 3.9 0.7 25.3
2015-16 KEY 76 36 52.0 30.9 73.1 1.5 6.0 7.4 6.8 1.9 1.4 3.3 0.6 25.3
2016-17 KEY 74 38 54.8 36.3 67.4 1.3 7.3 8.6 8.7 1.8 1.2 4.1 0.6 26.4
2017-18 KEY 82 37 54.2 36.7 73.1 1.2 7.5 8.7 9.1 1.7 1.4 4.2 0.9 27.5
2018-19 LAL 55 35 51.0 33.9 66.5 1.0 7.4 8.5 8.3 1.7 1.3 3.6 0.6 27.4
2019-20 LAL 67 35 49.3 34.8 69.3 1.0 6.9 7.8 10.2 1.8 1.2 3.9 0.5 25.3
2020-21 LAL 45 33 51.3 36.5 69.8 0.6 7.0 7.7 7.8 1.6 1.1 3.7 0.6 25.0
2021-22 LAL 56 37 52.4 35.9 75.6 1.1 7.1 8.2 6.2 2.2 1.3 3.5 1.1 30.3
2022-23 LAL 55 36 50.0 32.1 76.8 1.2 7.1 8.3 6.8 1.6 0.9 3.2 0.6 28.9
2023-24 LAL 29 34 53.9 41.3 74.4 1.0 6.7 7.6 7.4 1.0 1.4 3.3 0.7 25.1
Total 1450 38 50.5 34.6 73.5 1.2 6.3 7.5 7.3 1.8 1.5 3.5 0.8 27.2

How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.

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