- Draymond Green was called for a flagrant foul for hitting LeBron James in the face late in Warriors-Lakers play-in game
- Blazers CJ McCollum didn’t believe LeBron’s reaction and called him “actor of the year”
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Blazers’ CJ McCollum did not believe LeBron James was hurt after he appeared to get hit in the face by Draymond Green.
During the 4th quarter of the Warriors-Lakers play-in game, LeBron claims he got hit in the eye by Green and laid on the floor for several minutes in pain which led to the Warriors getting called for a flagrant foul.
LeBron was shaken up after this foul from Draymond Green pic.twitter.com/P555ulQcry
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 20, 2021
https://twitter.com/TheNBAHustle/status/1395235890218213378
Not only did McCollum not believe James’ was hurt but he also called him “actor of the year.”
Actor of the year 🤣
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) May 20, 2021
Bron ain’t slick he wanted to rest for them free throws 😂
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) May 20, 2021
After the game, LeBron stuck to his story and says he had blurry vision due to Draymond’s eye poke when he hit a clutch shot late in the game.
LeBron on his game-winning shot:
“After Draymond’s finger to the eye, I was literally seeing three rims out there. I just shot for the middle one”
(via @Rachel__Nichols) pic.twitter.com/Di0Je54UWT
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) May 20, 2021
Update: McCollum didn’t believe LeBron’s “three rims” quote either.
I’m going to sleep . 3 rims 😂😂😂
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) May 20, 2021