LeBron James erupts in fury as crunch-time shot ruled 2-pointer: 'Super frustrating'

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Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James erupted at NBA officials on Saturday night as the team fell to the Minnesota Timberwolves, 108-106.

With under 5 seconds to play, James made what he thought was a game-tying 3-pointer. But the NBA’s replay center had a different view. James’ shot was called a 2-pointer. As the PA announcer at the Target Center told the crowd of the call, James and Anthony Davis ran to the monitor on the scorer’s table and pointed to the screen to try to plead his case.

James was fiery in his postgame press conference.

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LeBron James, center, and Anthony Davis of the Los Angeles Lakers react as it's announced that James' basket is a 2-pointer during the Minnesota Timberwolves game at Target Center on Dec. 30, 2023, in Minneapolis. (David Berding/Getty Images)

"It’s obviously a 3," James said. "My foot is behind the line. I mean, you can see the space between the front of my foot and the 3-point line. You can clearly see a white, the wood on the floor, there’s a space in between the front of my foot and the 3-point line. So, you know, Stevie Wonder can see that, champ."

James scored 26 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter. He was also celebrating his 39th birthday.

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But his ire was drawn at replay officials who are headquartered in Secaucus, New Jersey.

"They said it was out of their hands," James said. "The Secaucus, whatever, over there in the replay center or whatever, somebody over there eating a ham sandwich or somebody made the call."

Official Tony Brothers said in the pool report the review wasn’t conclusive enough to overturn