LeBron James is known for keeping his emotions in check on the basketball court, but on Tuesday night, things boiled over and the Cleveland Cavaliers star got tossed from the team’s game against the Miami Heat. It was an historic moment for LeBron, as it was the first time during his NBA career that he got ejected from a game.
LeBron appeared to be upset with a no-call while the Cavs were up by 23 points. He started chirping towards a ref, who T’d him up and sent him into the locker room.
Here is a video of the incident, which doesn’t quite show him losing his cool at first, but once the camera angle changes, you can see him punching the air and getting into an official’s face.
LeBron just got ejected for the first time in his career… 😳 pic.twitter.com/EFVTv3nMbc
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) November 29, 2017
The official in question is Kane Fitzgerald, who will now be known forever as “the guy who tossed LeBron James for the first time in his career.”
LeBron's first ejection. Kane Fitzgerald becomes the answer to a trivia question.
— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) November 29, 2017
This probably isn’t the type of history that LeBron would like to set at this point of his career. But if there is good news for him, he was tossed from a game that was basically decided at the time. LeBron’s night ended with a casual statline of 21 points, 12 rebounds, six assists, and five steals in 28 minutes.
