LeBron found himself on the wrong end of the refs’ whistle vs. the Wizards on Wednesday.
Lakers’ LeBron James goes viral after Flagrant 1 elbow to Deni Avdija’s head…
As the night’s action continued, the Lakers jumped out to a big lead over their Eastern Conference competitors, with hopes of scoring a much needed win despite the chaos that unfolded previously.
James’ Flagrant Foul Goes Viral After Elbow
James’ spin move was punctuated with a strong elbow as he hit Avdija in the face during Wednesday night’s action. The move came with a flagrant one foul and lots of reactions from fans on X.
James’ foul was a major outlier considering that he is not ranked among the top 25 flagrant foul recipients so far on the 2023-2024 season.
Fans Respond to James’ Flagrant Foul
Fans’ responses on X ran the gamut as James’ situation was discussed in a spirited and at times serious fashion.
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“Draymond Green so proud (right now),” one fan said in response to the incident.</p>
<p>Another posted a short video clip of James looking frustrated as ‘The King’ was forced to deal with the fallout from his untimely elbow on the Wizards’ former top ten pick, a small forward from Israel.<br />
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“King James keeps giving us something to see and smile…You can’t get tired of this guy!” another fan added, sounding as if he was entertained by the unfortunate and seemingly accidental play.
Others compared James to Green, sharing a hypothetical scenario of what sentence the Warriors forward might have received had Green done the same thing.
“Draymond do that, they expel him,” the fan said on X.
The Lakers won the game by a final score of 125-120, pushing their record to 44-33 on the season.
