After losing his temper with coach Darvin Ham, LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers went viral.
The 39-year-old NBA legend lost his mind on the field as the Lakers defeated the Denver Nuggets 119-108 on Saturday night.
LeBron scored thirty points to help the Lakers hold onto their faint playoff aspirations.
However, it was an incident that occurred during the game’s fourth quarter at the Crypto.com Arena that truly had spectators talking.
When James started shouting with the officials on an inbound play, the Lakers were ahead by fifteen points.
The Nuggets were the last club to touch the ball before it went out of bounds, according to LeBron.
Ham told the four-time NBA champion he wasn’t going to contest the decision while he was sitting on the Lakers bench.
James appeared to go into a fury, launching himself into the air, stamping his feet, and lowering his arms out of exasperation.
Prior to carrying on with the competition, he also seemed to make a statement at the bench.
One admirer exclaimed, “This is a WILD tantrum,” while seeing the video, which soon gained widespread attention.
“High emotions are present. LeBron is at his best right now,” a second person remarked.
A third person chuckled, saying, “LeBron is truly the meme that keeps on giving.”
A fourth said, “I’m surprised he didn’t get a tech.”
“If he just avoided the spoiled child stomp he wouldn’t look as bad, especially because it was very obviously the wrong call,” stated another.
TV replays showed that LeBron’s annoyance was justified because it seemed like a Denver player touched the ball last.
James had an explosive breakdown on the court, but his heroics kept the series alive at 1-3.
The Lakers’ Anthony Davis, a center, was a dominant force on the court, grabbing 23 rebounds, and the Nuggets suffered their first postseason defeat.
Entering Monday’s Game 5, Denver, the reigning NBA champion, has a commanding lead.
This is not the first time that LeBron has lost control of his annoyance during the playoffs this year.
After an intense defeat in Game 2, the 20-time All-Star stormed out of a recent press conference.
James was furious with the refs after Los Angeles let up a 20-point lead in the game.
“To be honest, I have no idea what’s going on in the replay center,” James admitted to reporters.
“Why do we even have a replay center? It defies logic. It is illogical. I find it bothersome.”