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LeBron James-led Los Angeles Lakers lost their fourth straight game in the 2023-24 NBA regular season after losing 113-127 to Ja Morant's Memphis Grizzlies at the Crypto.com Arena on Friday night. During the third quarter, a strange moment captured everyone's attention as the Grizzlies' head coach Taylor Jenkins entered the court after a no-call was given following a scramble between the four-time champion, LeBron, and Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr.
The all-time leading NBA scorer and the reigning DPOY got entangled in a play while both were on the floor. As the Lakers' star forward appeared to free his arm, he inadvertently hit Jaren Jackson in the face, who had wrapped his arms around LeBron's left arm to gain advantage.
Taylor Jenkins, who had a clear view of the incident, furiously entered the court mid-game after a no-call was given by the referees. Lakers guard Taurean Prince took possession of the ball and bumped into Jenkins as he called a time-out. Jenkins was issued a technical foul as the game was tied at 75 with over 6 minutes remaining into the third quarter.
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Ahead of the scramble between James and Jackson, the 38-year-old Lakers forward was unintentionally hit in the face by Jackson and LeBron was called for a turnover, which appeared as a foul.
