The final minutes of the Los Angeles Lakers–Golden State Warriors game Saturday night was a disaster, and LeBron James had the perfect NSFW reaction to the debacle. Thanks to three coach’s challenges and a malfunctioning shot clock, the final two minutes on the game clock took 23 minutes and 27 seconds of real time to complete.
Both coach’s challenges came within seconds of each other, and then the shot clock malfunctioned—leading to ESPN mics picking up James having a Roger Murtaugh moment in real time.
“I’m too old for this s---,” James said
The 39-year-old clearly was ready to go home.
"I'm too old for this s---."
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) March 17, 2024
—LeBron after the stoppages in the final minutes of Warriors-Lakers 😂 pic.twitter.com/PSc9Z564nn
The shot clock never was fixed, though, and referees instead resorted to having legendary public address announcer Lawrence Tanter count down the shot clock while it was kept via stopwatch. The game eventually came to a merciful end with Golden State winning, 128–121. James led all scorers with 40 points in 38 minutes of action.
"I've never seen anything like this in 30+ years in the NBA."
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) March 17, 2024
-- Mike Breen
The shot clock in LA stopped working.
After a LONG delay, it was determined the clock would be kept via stopwatch, with PA man Lawrence Tanter counting down the time. pic.twitter.com/XNULtX2ciG
