The Saturday night game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics was nothing short of a pure sports drama. The Lakers lost to the Celtics in overtime after a dramatic finish to the 4th quarter buzzer. The referees failed to call a blatant foul on the stroke of the buzzer, leaving LeBron James in disbelief. Following the game, the NBA Twitter erupted with various opinions on the game. However, a Patrick Beverley claim after the game triggered a response from the Lakers star himself. The fans flooded in with thoughts following Beverley’s reaction.
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Jan 28, 2023; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) defended by Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) during the second half at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports
The Lakers suffered a frustrating 125-121 defeat against the Celtics in overtime. James ran down the lane against three Celtics’ defense to take up a lead with less than four seconds left in the 4th quarter. Jayson Tatum’s hand clearly touched James’ hand during his layup. But the referee failed to call a foul. Following the game, Beverley went up to the officials with proof in his hand for an argument. However, it went in vain. Moreover, he further won fans’ hearts with his recent tweet.
Patrick Beverley hits back at a wrong claim.
Clutch Points, a sports Twitter page, tweeted a Patrick Beverley claim after the Celtics game with a video clip. In the clip, the Lakers’ star rebounded a ball with a putback dunk leaving the players and the spectators in surprise. Significantly, the dunk left King James in utter disbelief as he stood there unmoved. The sports page also included a tweet that read, “LeBron James couldn’t believe Patrick Beverley’s putback dunk for the lead. It’s Pat Bev’s first dunk since the 2019-20 season.” Responding to the tweet, Pat Bev wrote, “Nope not true. Dunked in playoffs last year. Get ya facts right.”
The fans swarmed the comments with various opinions on Beverley’s tweet. One user said, “I got up off my couch and ran around the house, this sh** was nasty. I’m still hurt about what the refs did.”
Following are some reactions from NBA Twitter.
I got up off my couch and ran around the house, this shit was nasty 🔥 I’m still hurt about what the refs did
That dunk had me lit af, i’m so pissed we got robbed
We got robbed bro tell Pelinka to trade Russ and let’s win a chip
Lakers need to trade Westbrook and keep Beverly You need a player like Beverley on your team come playoff time
Refs need to get there facts right too
They stole that moment from you (us) bro 🤦🏽♂️
That play was so dope…! Man I hate we wasted that in a loss. We still making the playoffs though. Go @Lakers
The tweets from the fans prove that they are still in the hangover from the Saturday night game.
Pat Bev’s bold move
After a disappointing end to the fourth quarter, Beverly stood up for the team as he grabbed a camera and moved toward the referee to point out the missed foul call. Though he received a technical foul for his action, the star seemingly could not care less.
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