The Detroit Pistons lost a tough game to the New York Knicks on Sunday, and JB Bickerstaff was furious with the officiating crew over a no-call at the final buzzer.
The Pistons were trailing 94-93 and had the ball with the shot clock turned off late in the fourth quarter at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mich. Cade Cunningham missed a shot from the foul line with about 8 seconds left, but the Pistons came up with the rebound.
Tim Hardaway Jr. then had a chance to make a three-pointer at the buzzer, but Josh Hart disrupted the shot. The question is whether there was enough contact from Hart to warrant a foul call.
Bickerstaff certainly thought so. After the officials let the play go, the Pistons coach stormed onto the court and appeared to scream “that’s a f–ing foul!” at one referee.
“THAT’S A F*CKING FOUL!!!”
— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) April 27, 2025
– JB Bickerstaff is FURIOUS at the refs for the no-call at the end of the game 😳😳
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Another angle showed that Hardaway did appear to get Hart into the air and draw a foul, but the officials did not call it.
Pistons were ROBBED for a foul pic.twitter.com/TMfyA2E1ts
— Alex 👋 (@Dubs408) April 27, 2025
Some fans thought Bickerstaff made the situation worse by challenging a loose-ball play in the first quarter and losing, but the play at the buzzer could not be challenged anyway because it was a no-call.
Bickerstaff is no stranger to tearing into the officiating crew, and you can understand why he was angry over the final play on Sunday.
The Pistons trailed by as many as 16 in Game 4 and came all the way back to give themselves a chance to win. They now have to return to New York for Game 5 while trailing 3-1 in the series.
