Controversial flagrant foul call against Lakers' D'Angelo Russell unleashes furious social media debate

During the first half of Thursday's Western Conference Finals game, referees called a flagrant-1 foul on Lakers' guard D'Angelo Russell.

Russell was attempting to block Nuggets guard Jamal Murray's layup as he drove to the basket in transition in the first quarter of Game 2 of the Conference Finals.

Russell’s left arm appeared to make contact with Murray's face, but it seemed like the Lakers' guard was trying to hit the basketball.

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