LeBron James' scored a clutch basket and-1 with 1:18 left in Friday night's game in Boston, but he may have used an illegal elbow to the groin of Celtics forward Jeff Green to clear the way for the driving layup.
LeBron used a hook move with his left arm to get around Green, but the replay shows that LeBron appeared to get Green in the groin area with his elbow or lower arm. The move by LeBron was similar to a play that got J.R. Smith suspended for a game earlier this month.
Green was clearly feeling the pain as he stopped playing immediately and went down to the ground, and the Celtics had to take a 20-second timeout to give Green some extra time to collect himself.
So, you make the call: Did LeBron hit Green in the groin? Was this a dirty play?
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