“He shouldn’t be getting shots up, somebody should be overseeing this,” LeBron James’ mid-game free throw practice makes Mark Jackson unhappy
LeBron James was seen practicing free throws amidst a review and mark jackson wasnt really pleased with it
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Former NBA Player and coach Mark Jackson expressed his disappointment about Lakers forward LeBron James practising free throws amidst a review during the Lakers’ victory over the New Orleans Pelicans at home on Wednesday night.
With a minute to go in the third quarter and the Lakers leading 82-71, the referees called for a review and LeBron James took advantage of the pause in regulation to practice free throws after air-balling one. Former Golden State Warriors coach and ABC analyst Mark Jackson, who was one of the commentators for the game wasn’t really happy with it and said, “He shouldn’t be getting shots up, somebody should be overseeing this.”
Fouled by CJ McCollum with a minute to go in the third quarter, LeBron James went to the line for 2 FT attempts. He made the first free throw to score his 14th of the night, and followed it up with an airball on the second attempt. James’ career free throw percentage is 73.5, and the 38-year-old left no opportunity to perfect his form when the refs called for a review after his missed second attempt.
Normally, the ball is in the hands of the official at the time of a review but in this case, it was being used by a player to practice his free throws. This, perhaps disappointed Jackson who didn’t hold back from expressing it.
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This was LeBron James’ first game after breaking the all-time scoring record
On February 7th, LeBron James surpassed Kareem Abdul Jabbar as the NBA’s all-time leading scorer in a loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Jabbar held the record of 38,387 points for nearly 40 years and was present at the Crypto.com Arena on February 7th to pass the baton on to the new scoring leader.
The Lakers followed the game up with some major changes to their roster and traded away Russell Westbrook to the Utah Jazz in a 3-team trade while acquiring D’Angelo Russell, Malik Beasley and Jared Vanderbilt. Point guard Patrick Beverley along with a future second-round pick was dealt away to the Orlando Magic for Mo Bamba.
The Lakers played the Bucks on 9th February and encountered a loss, but followed it up with a 6-point victory over the Golden State Warriors 2 days later. James sat out both games due to an ankle injury and returned against the Pelicans on 15th February, putting up 21 points in the victory. The Lakers improve to 27-32 while the Pelicans fall to 30-29.
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