The no-call that sent LeBron James to the floor in disbelief happened during a tied game between the Lakers and Celtics on January 28, 2023, with just 4 seconds left on the clock. James drove hard to the basket, went up with his left hand for the potential game-winner, and was clearly hit on the arm by Jayson Tatum as he released the shot. No whistle came. The ball missed, the clock hit zero, and the game went to overtime, where Boston walked away with a 125-121 win. James was so stunned by the no-call that he fell to the floor, and Anthony Davis didn’t hold back afterward, saying the Lakers had been cheated and calling it a blatant foul. The most unusual part came after the final buzzer: the NBA’s own referee crew chief, Eric Lewis, admitted to a pool reporter that there had been contact and that the officials had simply missed the play. Days later, the league’s Last Two Minute Report confirmed the mistake in writing, and the National Basketball Referees Association issued a public statement saying the missed call would “weigh heavily” on the officiating crew. It marked one of several controversial no-calls the Lakers were dealt that same stretch of the season, but this one stood out because almost everyone involved, including the league itself, ended up agreeing that James had been fouled. #lebronjames #patrickbeverley #lakeshow #bostonceltics #nbarefs #jaysontatum
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