Referees miss obvious Kawhi Leonard foul on final Thunder play

The officials in Tuesday’s Game 5 between the Spurs and Thunder in San Antonio missed a couple of clear calls late in the game that helped tilt things in favor of Oklahoma City.

With nine seconds left, the Thunder were up 92-91 and had the ball after a timeout. The Spurs planned to intentionally foul, but the referees did not call a foul even though Kawhi Leonard clearly grabbed Russell Westbrook:

Instead, Westbrook kept going, made a layup, and a foul was called on LaMarcus Aldridge, giving Westbrook the opportunity for a three-point play, which he completed.

After the game, head coach Gregg Popovich said he thought it was pretty clear a foul was committed by Leonard:

Quick Popovich reaction: On that blown foul…was it? Wasn't it? #Spurs #Thunder pic.twitter.com/rAeHU0BzRh

— Jabari Young (@JabariJYoung) May 11, 2016

That wasn’t the only poor call in retrospect. A few possessions earlier, referees called a foul on Danny Green for diving into Kevin Durant, even though Green only collided with Durant because Steven Adams tripped him on a screen:

Thanks to the foul while he was shooting, Durant went to the line and made two free throws to put OKC up 92-90.

Here was Danny Green’s reaction to the play:

The rest of Danny Green quote on the late Durant foul. Said he was tripped on play. #KSATnews #Spurs pic.twitter.com/lN3r93FlYu

— RJ Marquez (@KSATRJ) May 11, 2016

The Thunder won 95-91 and are now up 3-2 in the series. Who saw this coming?