LeBron James' Ridiculous On-Court 'Malfunction' Fires Up NBA Twitter

NBA players get away with travelling on a nightly basis, but what LeBron James pulled off on Wednesday night in Utah was nothing short of ridiculous. During the first quarter of the Lakers' 121-96 win over the jazz, LeBron casually walked, literally walked, with the ball across half court before dribbling the ball again and the refs swallowed their whistles.

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Apparently, LeBron got distracted as he watched teammate Kentavious Caldwell-Pope collide with Donovan Mitchell. When speaking with reporters after the win, he described his egregious error as a true "malfunction."

"I think at the same time, I was watching the underneath play, and KCP and Donovan got into it. KCP started to run, and Donovan bumped into him, he fell on the ground," James said. "I think I was ready to pass the ball, and my brain just kind of just, I had a malfunction. I really had a malfunction."

He added, "It was the worst thing, probably one of the worst things I've ever done in my career. I didn't realize I did it until halftime. One of my coaches showed me."

Check out some of the reactions to The King's uncalled travel below.

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