Watch: LeBron James is furious at Lakers bench

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Watch: LeBron James is furious after Lakers bench doesn't challenge call

By Adam Gretz | Last updated 4/27/24

The Los Angeles Lakers entered Game 4 of their Western Conference playoff series against the Denver Nuggets on Saturday facing elimination and trying to avoid a sweep. That is a tough situation and tensions are going to be high as the pressure mounts.

All of that briefly boiled over for Lakers superstar LeBron James in the fourth quarter when he was pleading with the Lakers bench to challenge an out-of-bounds call that he insisted he did not touch.

Lakers head coach Darvin Ham did not challenge it, resulting in a mini-meltdown from James as the Nuggets quickly in-bounded the ball and scored an easy basket.

Have a look.

LeBron James was IRATE that Darvin Ham didn’t challenge this out of bounds call

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It is not very often that you see James get that heated during a game, and certainly not during a play.

Maybe he was that certain that he did not actually touch the ball. Maybe it was just the pressure of the game and the fact they were facing elimination. Or maybe it is just the frustration with how this season has gone and how far away the Lakers seem to be from a championship. Or perhaps it was just all of the above.

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