Star LeBron James and his Los Angeles Lakers colleagues suffered a close and contentious defeat to the Minnesota Timberwolves, the top club in the Western Conference, on his 39th birthday.

On December 31 (Vietnam time), this exciting and dramatic game will include the two teams’ best players, including LeBron James of the Lakers and Anthony Davis of Minnesota, as well as Edwards and Rudy Robert of Minnesota. LeBron James’ basket with just a few seconds remaining in the game added to the suspense.

LeBron James decided to throw three points to even the score after Anthony Davis quickly launched a counterattack for him with the score 104-107 in favour of Minnesota. The Lakers star appeared to have touched the 3-point line with his foot prior to shooting, but the officials only awarded two points for that play. The referee team requested to watch the tape because this was a crucial scenario that could decide the game’s outcome.

The ruling was eventually affirmed by the referee team after a protracted review process. LeBron James became enraged as the Minnesota squad persisted in their onslaught and added one more basket to close the game with a 108-106 victory.

It was a 3-point play, of course. I’m behind the queue with my feet. The distance between my toes and the three-point line is visible to you. I am finding the slow motion system to be really perplexing. Why does it appear slowly when the referees continue to make incorrect calls? LeBron James voiced his displeasure with the referee’s ruling.

Referee Tony Brothers provided an explanation in the meantime: “The ball was originally counted as two points on the pitch. After watching the film, we don’t have any convincing evidence to reverse the decision.” “That’s why the ball still only counts as 2 points.”

The Lakers squad is still placed ninth in the Western area following this loss. The Los Angeles Lakers will travel to the New Orleans Pelicans club on January 1, 2024, New Year’s Day.