NBA fans blast ‘dirty’ LeBron James for ‘sickening’ play on Anthony Edwards in Lakers-Timberwolves series
LeBron James was blasted for being ‘dirty’ on Sunday as he dove into the knee of Anthony Edwards and briefly injured the Timberwolves star.
Edwards raced to retrieve a loose ball in the backcourt when James dove to get a hand on the ball.
However, his momentum took him into the side of Edwards’ knee, and the 23-year-old was left writhing on the ground in pain.
And while Edwards was able to get to his feet and continue playing on, fans quickly took to social media to criticize James for the play.
‘dirty f***ing old man,’ one said of James on X.
‘Sickening stuff from LeBron diving at a player’s knee just because he’s cooking you shameless,’ another said.
LeBron James dove into Anthony Edwards while going for the ball on Sunday in the playoffs
Edwards was left in agony on the ground but was able to return to the game afterwards
James and Edwards were seen shoving one another earlier in the half
‘LeBron 100% threw his body into ANT and I don’t want to hear anybody dismiss that nonsense,’ a third added. ‘Stans and anybody else can lie but dude dove for the ball and then rolled his body into ANT to stop the fast break.’
And a fourth said, ‘Cheap shot LeBron! Look where ball is when he just jumps on leg and rolls!’
Fans also compared James’ play to when Solomon Hill similarly collided with his ankle and injured the Lakers star while going for a steal during a game in 2021.
Hill later said the play was an accident and that he would ‘never disrespect the game and take a player out purposely.’
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