39YO LeBron James ‘Celebrates’ Referees’ “Helluva” Birthday Gift

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered a real heartbreaking loss at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves. A game that the Lakers could’ve won, turned out to be awarded to the Timberwolves by poor officiating in the final seconds of the game.

Going all out on his birthday, LeBron James was sorely disappointed at the outcome of the game. On his 39th birthday, LBJ went to Instagram to celebrate the birthday gift he received at the hands of the referees.

LeBron James shares his disappointment on social media

The Los Angeles Lakers lost a close 108-106 game to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Playing on his birthday, LeBron James was in his bag as he went all out for the team, leading them in scoring, hoping to get the win. Unfortunately, a last-second three-point shot attempted by LeBron James was called for two points by the referees.

This was after they went on to review the shot as well, placing James’ foot on the line. After the game, The King went to his official Instagram account to share an image of his feet before the shot. Convinced that his foot was not on the line, James sarcastically captioned the image, “Sooooooooooooooo!!!!! WTF. Helluva Happy Bday gift to me.”

LeBron James had a strong outing for the game. He scored 26 points on 10-21 shooting while going 1-4 from beyond the arc. James also had 6 assists, 3 rebounds, 3 steals, and 1 block for the game as well.

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James and the Lakers got a huge boost from Anthony Davis who led the team in scoring. Davis capped off the night with 33 points, 17 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 steals, and 2 blocks for the game as well.

It was unfortunate that the Lakers lost on a bad call by the officials.

Did the Lakers get robbed?

This may be the first game where the Los Angeles Lakers may have been robbed by poor officiating this year. The Lakers suffered this type of loss a lot of nights last year during the season.

But to lose a game on his 39th birthday surely was a tough pill to swallow for LeBron James. After the game, James had a few words with the media, talking about his last shot and the review as well.

Among a lot of things said by James, he also went on to add, “What’s the point of having replay if even the replay gets it wrong?”

Do you think the Lakers got robbed of this win or was it a valid one by the officials? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.

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