LeBron James is one of the most influential NBA players of all time. The legend was dubbed the “Chosen One” at just age 16 during his high school basketball career days. After two decades of a career, he has won four NBA championships and has earned himself great respect over the years due to his admirable leadership skills.
The legend, showcasing his leadership character, has recently reacted to a controversial referee’s decision made against a highly talented Milwaukee Bucks’ power forward, who is also a two-time MVP.
LeBron James calls out NBA refs over Giannis Antetokounmpo ejection
The Bucks amazingly defeated the Pistons with the scoreline 120-118 recently, despite Giannis Antetokounmpo’s early ejection from the match just 22 minutes into the game. The second technical foul was given to Giannis after he made a nasty dunk that he celebrated.
The star’s ejection has generated a lot of reactions and the Lakers’ legend LeBron James happens to be the latest to air his view on the issue. LeBron’s reaction was illustrated with a short and simple emoji on X. That shows he does not support the officials’ decision of ejecting Giannis from the game.
LeBron James, who has over 20 years of iconic career rarely got a technical foul, but with a history of opposing game’s officials, made his point clear enough regarding Giannis’ ejection. While Giannis’ ejection has attracted widespread reactions, there is an unanswered question if the NBA athletes can’t celebrate after successfully achieving a basket.
Why NBA refs ejected Giannis Antetokounmpo?
The Milwaukee Bucks managed to pull off an impressive comeback victory over the Detroit Pistons recently, which the power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo had to watch the remainder of the minutes from the locker room, after getting ejected after just 22 minutes into the game.
Giannis’ ejection came with just nine minutes in the third quarter, as the power forward took the ball coast to coast and threw down a mind-blowing one-handed dunk to put the Bucks up by 13 points lead. The referee blew the whistle stating that Giannis Antetokounmpo staring at Pistons’ center Isaiah Stewart for too, which was an offense, and as a result he was charged the second technical foul, which according to NBA rules, Giannis had to be ejected.
While the frustrated Giannis briefly sat with the fans in the front row before heading to the locker room, the Pistons took advantage and entered the fourth quarter with a 95-90 lead. Still, the presence of Damian Lillard on the court was enough for the Bucks, as he scored an impressive 34 points to hand them a narrow 120-118 win over the Detroit Pistons.
After the game, Bucks’ Coach Adrian Griffin said there is a need for him to be more outspoken with the officials, especially when teams are being physical with Giannis. Though Giannis was frustrated after getting ejected, he only posted a picture of himself and Lillard on X to celebrate the memorable victory.
