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Veteran NBA referee Scott Foster did not endear himself Saturday to the New York Knicks faithful. Foster committed one of the more curious officiating blunders in Game 4 of the Knicks’ first-round series against the Atlanta Hawks. The mistake …
Jake LaRavia briefly became impervious to the rules of professional basketball on Sunday. LaRavia and the Los Angeles Lakers played on Sunday night against the Memphis Grizzlies. In the third quarter at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Calif., the …
When it rains, it pours for the LA Clippers. The struggling Clippers lost again on Monday against the Philadelphia 76ers. They fell in a 110-108 nailbiter at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pa. to go down to an uncharacteristic 4-10 on the …
Jaylen Brown was irate with the referees on Monday after his Boston Celtics were upset by the Utah Jazz on their own home floor. The Celtics had possession and led the Jazz 102-101 with under a minute left inside TD Garden in Boston, Mass. With the …
Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant nearly channeled his inner Chris Webber during Tuesday’s NBA season opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder and Rockets were tied at 115 with 4.7 seconds left in overtime inside Paycom Center in …
Several fans were furious over the officiating late in Tuesday’s NBA Play-In Tournament game between the Golden State Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies. The Warriors outlasted the Grizzlies in a 121-116 barn burner inside Chase Center in San …
The Oklahoma City Thunder survived the LA Clippers on Sunday, but not without some help from a missed call. With less than two minutes to go in the fourth quarter Sunday, the Thunder were clinging to a 100-99 lead over the Clippers. Ivica Zubac …
The frustrations of a 17-45 season may be starting to boil over for Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans. During the first quarter of Thursday’s game against the Houston Rockets, the Pelicans star Williamson was driving to the basket …
Instead of a Chris Webber situation with trying to call a timeout that they didn’t have, the Memphis Grizzlies were instead granted a timeout that they didn’t want. Memphis’ game against the Houston Rockets on Thursday ended in big …
The NBA is admitting to another refereeing error that ended up swinging the outcome of a game. The New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night in a 119-116 nailbiter. The key moment of the game came in the final seconds of …
The NBA is quickly reversing course with a Jayson Tatum controversy from Thursday night’s game. The Boston Celtics star Tatum was whistled for maybe the weakest technical foul of the entire season on Thursday against the Minnesota Timberwolves. …
The officiating crew seemed to be sound asleep at the wheel in Thursday’s Oklahoma City Thunder-Indiana Pacers game. To begin the fourth quarter of the contest, the Thunder inbounded the ball and started dribbling up the floor. But OKC guard …
NBA referee Jenna Schroeder didn’t exactly have the best game on Monday night, and she was the first to acknowledge it. Schroeder was working the Philadelphia 76ers-San Antonio Spurs game when she triggered one of the most bizarre sequences of …
Jimmy Butler appears to have drawn a foul based off aura alone during Friday’s game against the Toronto Raptors. The Miami Heat star Butler got away with highway robbery on a transition opportunity in the third quarter. Butler jumped the …
Jayson Tatum had a big moment on Saturday night against the Toronto Raptors, but apparently that moment should never have even happened. The Boston Celtics star Tatum hit an incredible game-winning three at the buzzer to lift his team to the 126-123 …
Several Indiana Pacers fans were fuming Monday over one particular call during the team’s elimination game defeat against the Boston Celtics. The Celtics completed a sweep of the Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals with a 105-102 Game 4 win …
