Lebron and Cavs upset with Refs

[GratefulCs]

Well, when they fire Lue after the playoffs, they can probably hire Doc to be their new coach

honestly...i could see this happening

[GratefulCs]

If he had any pride and leadership ability he would have not commented about the refs at all and instead would have said they have no one to blame but themselves for letting the Hawks back into the game, and they should have never even gotten to overtime.

Lebron has really come off as extremely whiny this season and it is kind of disappointing after he had gotten so much good will by winning the championship.

He has whined about the Cavs not having enough playmakers despite having the biggest team salary in the league
He has whined about the grind of the regular season and not being enough rest days
He has whined the league only wants to penalize him for resting but not other players
He has whined about the Refs

Compare this to Kawii Leonard?

i honestly don't even know what leonard's voice sounds like

silent killer

[Spilling Green Dye]

I love that foul call on Lebron b/c the rebounder sold/flopped the minor contact from Lebron, who does that to other players ALL the time.

[Donoghus]

That call was atrocious but being upset with the refs when you blew THAT 4th quarter lead isn't going to garner you any sympathy from me either.

[Moranis]

I didn't hear the statements, but reading them they don't come off whiny at all and he was clearly asked questions.  I mean the ESPN article even says when asked to share the explanation. 

Just because ESPN prints something and makes it a headline, doesn't mean there is anything abnormal going on, other than ESPN making a big story out of nothing.  I mean Kawhi Leonard is in the Spurs press conference after every game, yet you'd think he never says anything (he is a bit less open than James is, but still answers the questions he is asked). 

[colincb]

That call was atrocious but being upset with the refs when you blew THAT 4th quarter lead isn't going to garner you any sympathy from me either.

No kidding. Here's "comments from the other side" for last night's Cavs-Hawks game. A lot of Cav fans were nailing the Cavs, not the refs. I thought the refs were pretty one-sided for the Cavs and then near the end flipped. More than a few really bad calls though both ways.

http://celticsgreen.blogspot.com/2017/04/comments-from-other-side-bonus-cavs-vs.html

[hpantazo]

If he had any pride and leadership ability he would have not commented about the refs at all and instead would have said they have no one to blame but themselves for letting the Hawks back into the game, and they should have never even gotten to overtime.

Good point. And it's not just LeBron, unfortunately they're all cupcakes.

When Harry and I were kids, we practiced barefoot in the snow, played 1-on-1 to 100 / death (whichever came first), and kept it all biz-professional with the media.

Exactly!!

[Celtics4ever]

LeBron was entitled tpo begin with ( still a great player) the league has added to this entitlement due to all the star calls.

[Tr1boy]

cry me a river

[celticsclay]

cry me a river

A Doc River

[hwangjini_1]

If he had any pride and leadership ability he would have not commented about the refs at all and instead would have said they have no one to blame but themselves for letting the Hawks back into the game, and they should have never even gotten to overtime.

Good point. And it's not just LeBron, unfortunately they're all cupcakes.

When Harry and I were kids, we practiced barefoot in the snow, played 1-on-1 to 100 / death (whichever came first), and kept it all biz-professional with the media.

And I bet you had to play uphill both ways too!

[SHAQATTACK]

He is not getting the respect the best player in the world should get ....every play every call

How dare the refs ....SMH

[RAAAAAAAANDY]

LeBron complains about the refs almost as much as Celtics fans...

[RockinRyA]

LeBron complains about the refs almost as much as Celtics fans...

Fans complain about the refs as much as any other fans. Lebron complains about the refs more than your average player though.

[RAAAAAAAANDY]

LeBron complains about the refs almost as much as Celtics fans...

Fans complain about the refs as much as any other fans. Lebron complains about the refs more than your average player though.

Whatever you have to tell yourself.