Even a day after the Los Angeles Lakers dropped a frustrating game to the Houston Rockets, players and fans are still sore about the number of foul-calls Rockets guard James Harden received in the contest.
Harden, infamous for manipulating his body and perfecting his Ric Flair impersonation, went to the line 19 times against Los Angeles, making more free-throws (18) than the entire Lakers’ team combined (15).
The quick whistles even prompted LeBron James and others to defend with their hands literally behind their backs in the second half in a not so subtle message to the game’s officiating crew.