LeBron James and Kevin Durant faced in Christmas day's most controversial NBA game. (Photo : Getty Images/Jason Miller)
The National Basketball Association releases a Last Two Minute report for every game that is within five points to show whether there had been missed and corrected calls or to clarify what transpired in the last two minutes of a tight NBA ball game. But not all of the NBA players are a fan of the report and that includes former Most Valuable Players LeBron James and Kevin Durant.
'The King' played magnificently in their 109-108 Christmas day win against rivals Golden State Warriors but after the league released a Last Two Minute report saying that officials missed two crucial calls, including a missed technical foul on James who deliberately hung on the rim in his dunk at the 1:43 mark, the defending NBA champion says he is not a fan of the report, ESPN reported.
James said that the two-minute report discredits what the officials are doing for the whole 48 minutes of the game when only the last two minutes are reviewed. He added that there also missed calls in the first 46 minutes that do not get talked about and the league might as well do a 48-minute report.
The league also said that officials missed calling a foul on Cavaliers' Richard Jefferson who may have tripped Kevin Durant in the last few seconds. Durant was trying to attempt a game-winner but he fell down after getting tripped by the veteran Jefferson.
On the other hand, CBS Sports reported that Durant said that the referees did not make the Warriors lose the game and that it is "b*lls**t" that the league is throwing the "refs under the bus" with the two-minute report.
The former MVP added that it is unfair for the referees and they do not deserve being criticized when they go out in every game to call the game fairly. He said that the game is already over and it is time to move on.
Watch the video below to see Durant's reaction:
