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Lakers: Jayson Tatum Comes Clean On Late Foul Call In Controversial Loss To Celtics

The missed call may have come back to haunt the Celtics star during his team's matchup against the New York Knicks.

Chloe Clark

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Many Los Angeles Lakers fans still remember the infamous play on January 28th where Boston Celtics All-NBA forward Jayson Tatum clearly hit LeBron James as he went for a bucket, but referees failed to call the foul.

Following that game, officials acknowledged the missed foul call in the closing seconds of regulation. Although Tatum may have not admitted to the call during the time of the play, the Celtics star now fessed up to it a few months later.

It seems like the missed call may have come back to haunt Tatum on Monday when his team faced the New York Knicks. During the game, the 25-year-old picked up two technical fouls against the team and was eventually thrown out.

After his Celtics’ 109-94 loss, Tatum tweeted out evidence of the play in which Julius Randle fouled him on the arm. 

Now Tatum knows what it feels like, huh?! Looks a bit similar to when the small forward hit the Lakers star on the arm back in January. That one play in particular could have changed the outcome of the game, as the Celtics ultimately came out with overtime dub 125-121. 

Every game has been critical for the Lakers this season and just one game could make all the difference with their standings. The Lakers are currently 30-34 and just one game and a half a game behind the 10th-place New Orleans Pelicans. 

Although the team cannot harp on games from the past, fans can only think about how one single play could significantly affect the team’s chances of making the playoffs.

The Lakers will have to forge ahead during this last stretch of the regular season to prevail over all opposing factors. 

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Chloe Clark
CHLOE CLARK

Chloe Clark is a multimedia sports reporter and currently writes for All Lakers, Inside the Dodgers, and Halos Today. She is passionate about storytelling and believes that sports is a microcosm of life. She received her B.A. in Communication Studies and Journalism from Loyola Marymount University in 2021 and her M.S. in Journalism from the University of Southern California in 2022.

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