L2M Report: Durant fouled LeBron multiple times late in Cavs-Warriors

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There's finally a ruling on Monday night's biggest basketball debate.

The NBA's last-two-minute report on the Christmas showdown between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors, released Tuesday, declares that LeBron James was fouled multiple times by Kevin Durant - including twice in one play, which effectively snuffed out any hope of victory for the Cavs.

When James went up for a drive with under 30 seconds to go in the game, Durant made forearm contact with James' body. Seconds later, the referees also missed Durant making contact with James' body and arm during an attempt to lay the ball up.

After the game, James told reporters, "He fouled me twice."

Durant responded by claiming that his block "felt clean."

The referees missed a slightly earlier Durant foul on James as well. With 1:12 remaining in the game, James was driving to the basket and Durant reached in, forcing James to lose his balance and fumble the ball out of bounds.

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