LeBron James is in an awkward situation this season, he’s individually having one of his best seasons ever but from a team perspective, it has been a long and hard struggle. LBJ has cut a frustrated figure in recent games as the Lakers continue to lose and some of it bubbled out in the game against the Toronto Raptors on Monday night, with Bron not even talking to the press after the loss.
James managed to score 30 points in the game but by the time the final moments of the 4th quarter had arrived, it was evident that the Raptors would take the game. LeBron was going downhill on a possession when Pascal Siakam got in his way and the King ended up elbowing him in the face with his off arm. Interestingly enough, the foul was called on Siakam despite James being the one who extended his arm.
The situation was made even funnier by the fact that James was seen jawing with Siakam after, seemingly justifying that his elbow hitting Siakam’s face was indeed a foul by the Raptors man. For his part, Siakam seemed confused but is unlikely to have cared much seeing that his team secured the win. NBA fans weren’t as understanding though, roasting LeBron on Reddit, including some epic sarcastic zingers.
twistedlogicx: “Pascal Siakam uses his face as a weapon to absolutely brutalize LeBron James’ elbow. LeBron calmly explains to Pascal after the play how he hurt him.”
2KareDogs: “I’d suspend Siakam for the rest of the season without pay for that.”
YeBiz: “Lebron is on one tonight lmao.”
Ranjith_Unchained: “This Lakers team has broke him lol although he’s one of the main culprits in constructing this roster.”
hexsealedfusion: “Any other player in the league would have been ejected for doing what he did tonight.”
pinhead1: “Disgraceful act, Pascal should’ve been tossed. No room for this in the game of basketball.”
PMMEUR: “Let’s hope Lebron’s elbow fully heals from this.”
iracegoats: “LeBron has zero technical fouls this year. That’s hilarious.”
NotWD: “LeBron just straight up threw an elbow in Pascal’s face and still somehow got free throws wtf.”
SiakamFan: “Can’t put your skull in the way of an offensive players elbow, everyone knows that!”
It’s evident to a lot of people that the frustration of the Lakers now being 10 games under .500 is getting to LeBron James, but the King can’t be getting involved in things like this. If the issues have gotten under James’s skin, then the Lakers will have some serious concerns in terms of where they might end the year.
