“That Was Ridiculous”: LeBron James, JJ Redick, Ime Udoka and More Call Out NBA Referee James Williams’ Officiating

“I didn’t get a great explanation on Adou,” said JJ Redick. “I’m sure James (Williams) will give you that. DA he’s got such a sweet, kind soul. That wasn’t dirty or intentional. He was trying to brace himself with that off arm against Sengun’s body, and it looked like his arm just kind of slipped. I don’t think DA would ever do anything malicious.” Even the Rockets’ star, who was on the receiving end of the foul from Ayton, sent some words for the officials.

Even the Houston Rockets backed LeBron James and the Lakers for the injustice

Ayton scored 19 in Game 1 and then just 8 points combined in the next two. He knew he would have to increase his intensity, and he did that in Game 4. With 19 points and 10 rebounds, DA was one of the Lakers’ only forms of consistent offense in the blowout loss. His ejection didn’t change the outcome, but it surely stalled his momentum. Even Sengun was surprised by the call.

“I don’t want to like make the officials crazy, but I didn’t expect him to be ejected. I think it was a little bit soft. I’m glad they called it”. The Rockets star smirked and delivered his statement on a lighter note. But his head coach knew it was a serious thing. “I was surprised it was a flagrant 2. But that’s the NBA nowadays, and they call it a little softer than they used to.”

Again, this doesn’t change the fact that the LeBron James-led Lakers had a dreadful night from beyond the arc (5-for-22, 22.7 percent). But it raises questions about the standard of refereeing during the playoffs. Devin Booker called Williams out because even he never got an explanation for the technical or other fouls issued in his name during the Suns-Thunder series.

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