Funny Photo of Ref Talking to Angry U.S. Star Players During Win Led to Jokes

The men's U.S. basketball team rolled to a second straight win at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, beating South Sudan, 103-86. Bam Adebayo came off the bench to lead all scorers with 18 points. Kevin Durant (14 points) and LeBron James (12 points) also had solid games.

One funny moment from the victory went viral as a ref was seen explaining a questionable call to Durant, James, Steph Curry, and Anthony Davis. Those are four of the best basketball players in the world and this poor ref found himself in a tough spot.

Check this out:

imagine trying to convince lebron james, stephen curry, kevin durant & anthony davis that they’re all wrong 😭 pic.twitter.com/d70FUEALDf

— buckets (@buckets) July 31, 2024

That obviously led to lots of jokes from fans:

That’s 4 top 75 players of all time cooking you at once. Lmao https://t.co/ovf1CSrTXo

— Hub (@KenHeLive) August 1, 2024

If I were the ref, I would frame this and hang it in my room

— nikiverse (@nikiverse) August 1, 2024

Ref for sure framing this pic in his crib 😂😂 https://t.co/SJVYfDyWSi

— KERRIE 🇰🇪🏁🐍 (@KdubSoSolid) July 31, 2024

Bro looked stressed 😂😂 https://t.co/anwrt7SWaR

— RandyP (@RandyP2x) July 31, 2024

The ref: https://t.co/toWctDPBpQ pic.twitter.com/GfPlONFcag

— Ken. (@ahkenaton16) July 31, 2024

me vs the world https://t.co/nwrQfhdLbv

— hoodiegoat | 💬💥 ADC (@LeDaDairyYorker) August 1, 2024

Ref said pls I’ll give y’all 17 free throws https://t.co/zpjgfTIItc

— vic (@CountOnVic) July 31, 2024