Lebron changed his tune today - said there was contact at the end of the game

[T Park]

LeBron was fouled and should have gone to the line for three free throws. The refs didn't call it and now the Cavs are in an almost impossible hole.

Who wouldn't be mad at the no call?

I'd be devastated honestly.

[Corn on the Colb]

So were the Jazz the only team that didn't when they got beat?

[td4mvp3]

It didn't affect his shot.

Yup...cheap, but we'll take it!

i think you can go either way about whether it affected his shot. i know he said it didn't, but it seems like he'ss fading partly to separate from bowen.

[Thunder Dan]

if it wasn't obvious to you that Bowen was trying to foul him before he took the shot, you better get your eyes checked, seriously. Whats Lebron supposed to say? That there wasn't ANY contact? doubt it, because there was contact

[judaspriestess]

John Hollinger: (4:08 PM ET ) It's possible Bob Delaney decided to ignore the foul and let LeBron shoot the 3, since by calling the foul -- if he ruled it was on the floor -- he would have essentially handed San Antonio the win. By the way, the odds of LeBron making all three foul shots were about 34%.

Thats Hollingers response to the contact question, any opinions?

[TampaDude]

Thats Hollingers response to the contact question, any opinions?

Sounds reasonable to me...

[FromWayDowntown]

So were the Jazz the only team that didn't when they got beat?

Game 4?

[ploto]

Much less contact is called a foul on the perimeter all the time in the NBA.

As to LeBron's comments today- he was just answering the question posed to him. What did you expect them to ask about today?

[hater]

LeBron was fouled and should have gone to the line for three free throws. The refs didn't call it and now the Cavs are in an almost impossible hole.

you forgot to add that he would proceeded to miss 2 of those free throws.


in all honesty I seen replays and replays and I do not see contact. Yes Bruce tried to foul, but Bronze moved away and Bowen's left hand did not contact.

[koopa]

not sure if this has been said since i don't feel like reading everyones post, but lebron never said there wasn't contact in the first place, what he did say was that it was accidental contact and that it didn't change his shot............... so he never said he didn't get touched by bowen............

[Corn on the Colb]

Game 4?

The players ed? I never heard it.

Did I? yeah. We got robbed. We'd have lost anyway (most likely), but even you can't say it was a completely fair game. Either way, Spurs are the better team.

[leemajors]

you forgot to add that he would proceeded to miss 2 of those free throws.


in all honesty I seen replays and replays and I do not see contact. Yes Bruce tried to foul, but Bronze moved away and Bowen's left hand did not contact.

god, please. if you can't see that contact you shouldn't be driving. it's irrelevant though, the game is over.

[JamStone]

I don't know if it's weirder that someone started a thread about this or that it got this many responses ...

LeBron saying there was contact today in interviews doesn't even contradict what he was saying last night after the game. I don't see how he changed his tune.

, if I were LeBron I would have ed about it being a foul and deserving 3 free throws on the play. being classy. It's about winning. Ask Robert Horry if he cares about being classy. Who remembers classy losers? that. A poor sportsman of a winner is still a winner. I can call Bruce Bowen dirty or Robert Horry a punk or Tim Duncan boring. But, I can't call them losers.

That's the thing.

[JamStone]

you forgot to add that he would proceeded to miss 2 of those free throws.


in all honesty I seen replays and replays and I do not see contact. Yes Bruce tried to foul, but Bronze moved away and Bowen's left hand did not contact.

wowwwwww