To hear LeBron James tell it, the four-time NBA MVP discovered his second calling Wednesday night during his Miami Heat's ultra-tight battle against the Indiana Pacers.
James was called for a critical offensive and flagrant foul during a drive to the basket where he encountered Pacers center Roy Hibbert and the Pacers center ended up asboring an elbow to the face. The call came after James himself had endured self flagrant foul calls, only to have them overruled upon further review from officials.
No such luck on the call James was assessed with, and afterward he let all of Hoops Nation know he was not in total agreement with how all was rendered.
"If I can jump up in the air and elbow someone in the face and finish a play, I must be a kung-fu master," James told ESPN.com following the Heat's 84-83 loss that leave Miami three games behind Indiana for the best record in the Eastern Conference and homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs with just a handful of games remaining.
Despite netting a game-high 38 points, James and the Heat fell short, rendering the four-time league MVP and his two-time defending champion teammates longshots to overtake the Pacers for the conference's best overall record thi season.
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"It is what it is," James told reporters of the ref's questionable calls. "They call the game and we play it."
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