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Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Little kid told LeBron James to stop flopping and he looked like you sharted your pants.
Lakers coach Darvin Ham was furious about the officiating after Monday night’s 108–107 loss to the Heat in Miami—especially in regard to superstar LeBron James.
Specifically, Ham was assessed a technical foul in the third quarter after James drove to the hoop and appeared to be hit in the face by Heat forward Thomas Bryant. Ham wanted a foul called, but officials instead assessed James for flopping.
After the game, Ham explained he simply wanted to see consistency in regard to the officiating. He pointed out that James only went to the free throw line four times despite regularly attacking the rim and absorbing contact.
“I’ve been around this league a long time, man,” Ham said, per ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. “We just want balance and consistency. That’s it. I see ‘Bron shooting four free throws, and the amount of times that he attacked the rim, the amount of times he was slapped on the arm, which I could see plain as day, for that not to be called? Man, he’s not flopping. I’m watching him go to the hole strong.”.
Austin Reaves also had 22 for L.A. Rui Hachimura once again exceled for the Purple and Gold with 21 points.
Anthony Davis had 18 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists in a somewhat subdued offensive performance.
L.A. trailed by as much as 12 points with 4:57 remaining in the ball game but were within two during the final minute.
James co-led the Lakers in points – dropping 22, long with 10 assists and 9 rebounds.
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