Patrick Beverley backed LeBron James’ reaction to the infamous missed referee call during the Los Angeles Lakers’ outing against the Boston Celtics.
The Los Angeles Lakers have just not been able to get along with NBA officials this season. While there were a number of debatable decisions going against them already before the latest and most infamous one, Saturday’s meeting between the Lakers and rivals Boston Celtics put up the latest in a long list of unjust refereeing decisions that always seem to have gone against them.
With the Lakers leading by three points with four seconds to go, Jaylen Brown made a layup that cut the Lakers’ lead to one. The play still left the Lakers with the ball and the lead – however, in a strange twist, Patrick Beverley was called for one of the latest fouls one will ever see. And just when Brown made the free throw, the Lakers had another opportunity to win the game – denied.
The Lakers drew up a play for LeBron James to attack the rim, and as James got into the paint and put up a layup – Jayson Tatum hit him on the arm. To James’ and the Lakers’ frustration, the referee’s whistle did not go – and the Lakers had lost yet another game courtesy of bad refereeing. The scenes after the Celtics won the game involved a LeBron James reaction that has seen gone viral, as well as a Beverley technical foul where he brought a camera to the official.
Beverley has since backed James’ reaction to the missed call.
What did Patrick Beverley have to say about LeBron James’ reaction to the missed call?
The Lakers guard came to their talisman’s defense as he backed James’ reaction by saying that “he should have done more.”
Speaking on the Pat Bev podcast following the loss to the Celtics, Beverley spoke about an interaction that he had with LeBron in the locker room post-game. Beverley said: “I told [LeBron] in the locker room, ‘I’ve been around you 13, 14 years. I ain’t never seen you react like that.’ He’s like ‘Pat I ain’t gonna lie, I almost lost my sh*t.”
LeBron certainly wasn’t lying, as he cut a dejected figure sitting on the court following the game. While the referee Eric Lewis has since apologized and admitted that he failed to make the right call, the Lakers will feel hard done by as they lose more points due to incompetent officiating.
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