Los Angeles Lakers traveled to Philadelphia to face one of the revelation teams at the beginning of the 2020-21 season NBA: 76ers. And they did not disappoint! After returning 14 points, Wells Fargo Center experimented a real game with LeBron James as the protagonist.
With a spectacular basket in the clutch of Tobias Harris, The 76ers defeated the Lakers 107-106 which had LeBron as the top scorer: 34 points, six rebounds and six assists. However, not everything was pink James because he played in a play that many described as dirty.
The third quarter passed and Joel Embiid received the ball before entering the paint, the 76ers star entered the bottom post and when he was about to try the basket, he met LeBron James in front of him. The result of the play? Look with your own eyes …
The referees went to review the game and after several repetitions they decided that LeBron committed a flagrant type 1 foul on Embiid: two free throws and possession for the 76ers. Since 2014, James has not committed such a foul and it is the sixth time in his career.
The absence of LeBron James against Joel Embiid in the NBA
Although in his 18-year career in the NBA, LeBron James was not chosen as a dirty player, in the official broadcast of the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Philadelphia 76ers, commentators disagreed. if the action against Joel Embiid was premeditated (dirty) or was just a game action.