LeBron James (Photo via @ComplexSports/Twitter)
LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers have avoided the sweep, coming up with a crucial win over the Denver Nuggets in Game 4 on Saturday night.
Darvin Ham’s job still hangs in the balance, but he has bought himself some time. The Lakers will hope to extend their season with another win in Game 5 on Monday.
Ham found himself at the center of a LeBron meltdown in the fourth quarter. James had knocked the ball out of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s hand but was sure KCP was the last to touch it before it went out of bounds.
The referees thought differently and let Denver regain possession, while Ham refused to challenge the decision. The coach’s failure to act infuriated the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, who went ballistic, shouting and stomping at the Lakers bench while Denver got to score an easy, uncontested layup.
He was still going after the Nuggets scored.
LeBron LOST IT on Darvin Ham when he didn’t challenge this call 👀 https://t.co/LLLgu5toN8
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) April 28, 2024
Lebron James Caught Swearing At Darvin Ham
The LegendZ Twitter/X account has broken down the clip, catching LeBron James screaming at Ham to “Challenge the F- ing play!”
Check it out:
LEAKED Audio Of LeBron James Getting Heated At Darvin Ham👀:
“Challenge the f*cking play!” pic.twitter.com/mIlJqnfhDX
— LegendZ (@legendz_nba)
April 28, 2024
Turns out he was correct. KCP was the last one to touch the ball. It was a missed opportunity for the Lakers as Ham did not challenge the call in time.
The Lakers ultimately secured a 119-108 win, sending the series back to Denver.
“We’ve given ourselves another lifeline,” LeBron said after the game. “It’s a one-game series for us. Monday’s game is the most important game of the season for us, we know that.”
The Lakers and Nuggets will play their fifth game of the first-round series at 10:00 PM ET on Monday night.
NBA Fans Were Shocked Over Team USA’s Decision to Bench Jayson Tatum and Kevin Durant in the 1st Match
Jayson Tatum and Kevin Durant (Image Source: Getty Images)
The USA Team selected all the star players for the Paris Olympics, which ultimately made it difficult for them to prepare the roster. As there are only five spots for the starting lineup, upsetting the basketball community by not including the ones they were expecting is quite natural. When the roster for the pre-Olympics exhibition game was disclosed, the fans were stunned to not find Kevin Durant and Jayson Tatum’s names on it.
The head coach Steve Kerr selected Steph Curry, Devin Booker, Jrue Holiday, LeBron James and Joel Embiid as the starters for the game against Canada at the T-Mobile Arena. While Durant and an excited Tatum remained on the bench on Wednesday night.
By leaving the two outstanding scorers out for the game, the USAB Team’s organization amazed the basketball lovers. The fans gathered on social media X (FKA Twitter) to express their disappointment about not seeing Durant and Tatum in the first game.
An astonished fan wrote, “Holiday over Tatum” with an emoji to show his emotion.
While another mockingly added, “Tatum getting his chain snatched by another teammate”.
