[Basel]

Yes or No?

[OMGBaselRocks!]

YES. he hops like a kangaroo.

[Dre™]

I counted 3 steps.

[Fray]

I don't see how it can even be called into question. It's as obvious as can be that he traveled.

[JT]

the answer is yes. the refs did good to call that in the waning moments, takes a lot of guts.

and its not like LeBron can't adjust to them calling it more consistently, he would just have to be more legal with his moves. now if they will only begin to look more closely at carrying...

[Basel]

I also agree that it's a travel; not sure how LeBron can try and convince anybody otherwise.

[VanillaPrice]

Well, it is one of his signature moves apparently.

[GrandKenyon6]

3 steps. Of course it's a travel.

[OMGBaselRocks!]

whats the difference between this travel and that one questionable move he did against the wizards in the playoffs 2 yrs ago?

[Drewbs]

I thought this was going to be a reference to Lebron Jame's crab-like hesitation dribble where he pretty much carries the ball every time he does it. Actually a lot of his movements are crab-like...

[SPMJ]

It's a travel. But players get away with 3 steps in the NBA all the time. It was just weird timing.

[NewAgeBaller]

Its definately a travel. The question is is it an NBA travel?

The NBA lets you get away with a lot of 3-steps, but imo you have to call that.

[darknezx]

That's definitely 3 steps. But travelling is so widespread in the NBA, that I think the officials just pretend the rule doesn't exist anymore to maintain the flow of the game. It's atrocious how many of the players travel and still make it to the best plays highlight reels, which makes me wonder if the NBA has really sacrificed footwork and basic skills for adrenaline pumping atheleticism.

[Drewbs]

Taking 3 steps on a fast break is different from taking three steps to jump past a double team on the last possession of a game. THat needed to be called.

[Basel]

For those who didn't see what LeBron had to say on the matter...

"Bad call," said James, who compiled 30 points, 10 assists and six rebounds. "We all make mistakes, and I think I got the wrong end of the bargain. I watched it 10 times after the game, and it was clearly a good play."

"You have your trademark play, and that's one of my plays. It kind of looks like a travel because it's slow, and it's kind of a high-step, but it's a one-two just as fluent as any other one-two in this league. I got the wrong end of it, but I think they need to look at it -- and they need to understand that's not a travel," James said. "It's a perfectly legal play, something I've always done."