Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday opens up about the most challenging time of his life

For the second straight season, the Los Angeles Lakers have sent a complaint to the NBA league office about officiating. This time around, the Lakers contend that LeBron James is not getting foul calls as he should be.

Los Angeles says that James was fouled numerous times in the team’s loss to the Miami Heat on Monday. They sent what they feel was video evidence of multiple missed calls. Both James and Lakers head coach Darvin Ham said they felt the officiating was poor in the loss.

Last season, following a play where James appeared to be fouled on a last-second drive at the Boston Celtics, the Lakers also issued a complaint. That prompted a response from the NBA Officials that said they “lost sleep” over missed calls.

Joel Embiid reopened up the possibility of playing in back-to-backs, perhaps as early as Wednesday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

“I mean, I want to.,” Embiid said. “That’s up to those guys. I know I said I’ll never play back-to-backs, but I’m a troll so I’m sure at some point, I’ll play, but if I feel good. I feel good right now. We’re gonna see, but it’s up to them.”

Embiid made those comments after his regular season debut as he scored 13 points on 2-for-11 shooting in 26 minutes during the Philadelphia 76ers’ 111-99 loss to the New York Knicks.

“I felt OK,” Embiid said afterward. “The first five minutes were rough, but I guess that’s what happens when you haven’t played in a while. I felt after that, I still should be rusty. That’s expected, but I thought overall, I felt pretty good health-wise. I think it’s just my trust in myself. I thought I was a little timid so I stuck with a lot of jumpers just to get myself a little comfortable, but as the games go, and I’ll get back to myself, it’s gonna be easier.”