LeBron James calls out NBA Deep State and their mishandling of 76ers Game 2 loss

When LeBron “Hong Kong” James is calling out the NBA Deep State and their gang of misfits (AKA NBA referees), you know it’s gotten pretty bad.

After Monday’s NBA playoff action featuring the 76ers vs. Knicks and Lakers vs. Nuggets, it seems all anyone can talk about is the officiating of both games. This is nothing new, NBA officiating has been swaying games for as long as the league has been in existence. With the introduction of instant replay and challenges, the plot to decide who wins and who loses has only become more clear.

LeBron’s Lakers dropped down two games to none against Denver in heart breaking fashion, losing 101-99. After the game, LeBron let the world know how he felt about how the NBA Deep State is acting, and he specifically pointed to the Sixers game.

LeBron bashes NBA for poor officiating in Sixers-Knicks game

LEBRON JAMES SAYS JUSTICE FOR THE SIXERS THATS MY GOAT pic.twitter.com/EEuO0Ty0Bi

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I really try my best not to be the ‘blame the refs’ guy, but at what point do we call a spade a spade? Are we supposed to just ignore the fact that the Knicks got away with foul after foul and were blatantly helped by the refs in the final minutes of Game 2? If my dumbass can see holds from my couch, these idiots can see it when it’s right in front of their faces.

Frankly, the NBA has been losing credibility for years now. It’s a shell of its former self. You see it with the viewership numbers, you see it with how fans talk about games after the fact, and now, you’re seeing LeBron James, the face of the league for the past 20 years, tell us how bad it is.

At the end of the day, everyone agrees with this sentiment — basketball is better when ticky tacky fouls aren’t called and the refs let teams play. Of course there are going to be fouls called throughout a game, but we don’t need a parade to the free throw line or obvious favoring of one team over the other.

Sadly, this isn’t an issue I see getting fixed any time soon. Adam Silver doesn’t have the balls to do anything about it; he’s just happy if he’s able to cash his check from China at the end of the month.

Basketball is a great sport that deserves better than this. All we can do is hope the NBA doesn’t absolutely kill it.