LeBron James by accident bloodies referee in Sport 3: ‘You’ve been wanting to do this for 25 years’

LeBron James was concerned in a minor dust-up with NBA referee Scott Foster throughout the Los Angeles Lakers’ Sport 3 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Saturday evening.

James and the Lakers began on a quick break when Foster bought in James’ manner. The 6-foot-9, 250-pound Lakers famous person didn’t see the referee as he ran down the court docket.

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Scott Foster cleans himself whereas chatting with Lakers ahead LeBron James throughout Sport 3 of the Western Convention Last collection Saturday, Could 20, 2023, in Los Angeles. (Alokito Mymensingh 24 Photograph/Ashley Landis)

Scott Foster has blood on his lip whereas chatting with Lakers ahead LeBron James throughout the Western Convention Finals Saturday, Could 20, 2023, in Los Angeles. (Alokito Mymensingh 24 Photograph/Ashley Landis)

Foster took a success to the mouth and was bleeding from his lip when the play was over. The ESPN microphones caught James and Foster’s interplay because the longtime official was making an attempt to get his lip to cease bleeding. James was apologizing and Austin Reaves joked that his teammate ought to get a technical foul for the play.

“You’ve been wanting to do this for 25 years,” Foster quipped.

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James had 23 factors, 12 assists and 7 rebounds within the recreation, however the Lakers fell brief 119-108. Los Angeles got here again from a 14-point deficit however couldn’t cease Denver down the stretch.

No group has even come again from a 3-0 deficit in a playoff matchup. James famously led the Cleveland Cavaliers again from a 3-1 deficit in opposition to the Golden State Warriors within the 2016 Finals.

Lakers ahead LeBron James shoots over Denver Nuggets middle Nikola Jokic Saturday, Could 20, 2023, in Los Angeles. (Alokito Mymensingh 24 Photograph/Mark J. Terrill)

“I can’t communicate for the blokes proper now as a result of I don’t know what’s going by way of all their minds, however I nonetheless (consider),” James mentioned. “So it’s time to go proper again dwelling and begin to refuel and begin the therapy course of and restoration course of and prepare for Monday. My mindset is all the time locked in.”

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Sport 4 is Monday evening in Los Angeles. Denver has by no means been to an NBA Finals.