LeIcon was fouled at the end of game 3 as he went up for the potential game tying and season saving 3 pointer. Bowen was trying to foul him before James got into a shooting motion and made a big mistake fouling too late. One problem: there was no call. James complained to the ref immediately after, but reading his lips all he was repeatedly saying was, "He fouled me right there." No cursing, no tantrum. After the game, he didn't seem to complain about it much (though I haven't seen the entire press conference at this point).
Lots of credit to LeBron for taking the loss like a pro. His team had tons of chances to win and he appears to have chosen to focus on that instead of one bad no-call. That will serve him well and hopefully will drive him to improve in the offseason instead of just being bitter.
It's not even being made much of a story, which is shocking. He should have been at the line with a chance to tie game 3. Now his team is down 3-0 and totally done. Bowen was blatantly trying to foul. There isn't a question here. The initial AP game stories left this out entirely. The newer ones barely mention it. Amazing. The mainstream media is passing on a legitimate controversy? Must be because its the glamor matchup of Cleveland and San Antonio. Now back to your regularly scheduled debate on how many days Paris Hilton should spend in prison (where's the eye-rolling icon when you need it?).
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