The Los Angeles Lakers lost their last two games despite giving it their all on the floor. The game against the Boston Celtics was seemingly robbed from them due to missed foul calls on the floor. Plus it did not take the referees any time to get back to their shenanigans as the Lakers seemed to be at their mercy once again. As LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers went up against Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets, the referees were back with their controversial calls once again.
The Brooklyn Nets easily defeated the Los Angeles Lakers with a final score of 121-104. With no LeBron James or Anthony Davis in the starting lineup, it was an easy task for Kyrie Irving to take over the game and go home with a victory.
LeBron James and the Lakers suffer once again
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The game, however, too had its fair share of controversial calls. One of them coming in the very first quarter itself. Around the 5:29 mark, Kyrie Irving took the screen off Seth Curry to go up for a three-pointer from the key.
Beverley got called for a foul where there was next to no contact. Not only that, he got called for a technical as he tried to plead his case to the officials. Which in turn not only frustrated Beverley but fans as well.
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One fan tweeted, ?Officials already at it again.?
Officials already at it again
— ²³𝙻𝚎𝙱𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚜🏀☄️🌎💞 (@BronGotGame) January 31, 2023
Another fan commented, ?It?s 1 thing to get the call wrong but to give somebody a tech for being upset when they?re right is wild. Refs should be fined just like players for this kind of stuff.?
It’s 1 thing to get the call wrong but to give somebody a tech for being upset when they’re right is wild. Refs should be fined just like players for this kind of stuff
— XO_Shad (@ShadDon12) January 31, 2023
Here are a few more reactions from fans on Twitter.
here we go again
— Shakeel Joyce (@shakeeljoyce) January 31, 2023
Foul vs No Foul for the Lakers pic.twitter.com/DHMpf03qXQ
— The CaruShow 🐐 (@BaldMambaSZN) January 31, 2023
Refs are ruining this league so badly lol, and Adam Silver does nothing to hold any of these zebras accountable. Just lets it happen. Most overrated commish in all of sports. He is not good.
— Christian (@Christian_B8) January 31, 2023
as we saw yesterday, officiating in all the major sports is a tire fire, and the leagues being in bed with the gambling apps has really questioned the integrity of all of it #rigged for our entertainment
— HowRYa (@Howie6149) January 31, 2023
Many of the fans in the comments section were appalled at the fact that Beverley got called for that foul but managed to miss the foul on LeBron James by Jayson Tatum in their last game.
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The Patrick Beverley foul on Kyrie Irving
Patrick Beverley tried to close in on Kyrie Irving but was a tad too late to contest. However, Beverley made sure to avoid unnecessary contact by pulling away and wrapping his arms behind his back.
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Yet that was not enough as the officials called a foul on that. As Beverley tried to make his case to the officials, he got called for a technical foul over it. Which would tend to frustrate any player as well as a fan.
Now, should the league start fining referees over such calls or should it be the players who only get to suffer? Let us know what you think in the comments section down below.