Frank Vogel accuses Chris Paul of a "dirty play" on LeBron James

Paul told Yahoo Sports that he walked by multiple Laker players after the game, including Anthony Davis, and no one said a word to him about the play

Frank Vogel, head coach of the Lakers, accused Suns star Chris Paul of a dirty play early in fourth quarter.

Per Yahoo Sports, “I don’t know anything about that. I have absolutely nothing to say about that. We’re just playing basketball and competing,” Paul told Yahoo Sports after the Suns’ 99-90 victory to take a 1-0 series lead. “I’m just thankful we got the win, and I’m looking forward to Game 2.”

The play in question occurred three minutes into the fourth quarter when James was at the free-throw line.

Upon jumping and attempting to secure a rebound off his own miss, Paul sprinted from behind to box out the four-time MVP winner and James collapsed awkwardly to the hardwood.

James began rolling around on the court while holding onto his left shoulder.

“My view was overly aggressive box out, a dangerous play where ’Bron was in the air and got uppercut,” Vogel told media members on a postgame Zoom call.

Paul told Yahoo Sports that he walked by multiple Laker players after the game, including Anthony Davis, and no one said a word to him about the play.

While James was on the floor in pain, Cameron Payne and Alex Caruso got into it when Payne used his forearm to shove Caruso to the ground. Caruso got up and slapped the ball out of his hand, and Payne picked up the ball and threw it at Caruso’s leg, prompting Montrezl Harrell to race in and aggressively refrain Payne.

The incidents led to Payne being ejected and Caruso and Harrell both receiving a technical foul.