During the first half on Christmas Day between the Lakers and the Celtics, crew chief Scott Foster reviewed a block by LeBron James.
The review happened after a challenge from Lakers head coach Darvin Ham. After the officials reached a conclusion to share with the crowd, Foster read a decision aloud.
At first, it seemed like the home fans in Los Angeles were about to receive good news about Ham’s decision to challenge the call. As he continued his announcement, however, Foster made it clear that this wasn’t the case.
Scott Foster delivered coal to Lakers fans 😅 pic.twitter.com/8hnubstMh9
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 25, 2023
Here is what Foster said when he was on the microphone:
“After review, it was a good block by LeBron James. However … oh, you’re not going to like this. However, just prior to the block by LeBron James, Taurean Prince made contact with the right arm of Tatum causing him to lose the ball. Therefore, it’s a foul on Tatum.”
That means that while James’ chase-down block was clean and the challenge was ruled successful, Tatum was fouled by Prince on the possession.
You can watch the sequence of events unfold right here:
LeBron with the Chase down block on Tatum 🤯🤯🤯 pic.twitter.com/O4XjUBRtlW
— ESPN Los Angeles (@ESPNLosAngeles) December 25, 2023
