Looks like things got a little heated between the Houston Rocket’s head coach, Ime Udoka, and Lebron James last night.
I’m footage surfacing online the two can be seen exchanging words in front of a referee which led to technical fouls for both men but ultimately Udoka was ejected from the game. Now it’s really unclear what the conversation was truly about but in a viral video posted online claiming to be leaked audio, appears to show Udoka using the word “b—-” toward James, and in the footage, you can hear James seemingly say “don’t use that word so loosely.”
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When asked about what transpired on the court neither of the two men wanted to talk about their heated conversation. “We had some conversation and [the refs] didn’t like what they heard,” Udoka said. James, meanwhile, joked that it was a friendly conversation and the two were discussing “how much we enjoyed Thanksgiving.”
James and the Lakers got the last laugh, as they cruised to a comfortable 10-point win over the Rockets, which kept Udoka’s club winless on the road this season. Perhaps upset with that ignominious record, the Rockets’ poor performance, his beef with James, or some combination of the three, Udoka took out his frustration on his team.
“To kind of get punked by a team that’s not known for physicality or punking people is not a good sign,” Udoka remarked.
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The Lakers dominated around the basket all night long, outscoring the Rockets 54-34 in the paint and 13-8 on second-chance points, and earning 27 free throws.
