Officials admit they made wrong call on final play of Knicks’ loss
1 year, 1 month ago

Officials admit they made wrong call on final play of Knicks’ loss

New York Times  

HOUSTON — A Jalen Brunson foul that wasn’t a foul cost the New York Knicks the chance for a comeback victory. After the final buzzer, crew chief Ed Malloy admitted in an interview that Brunson made “incidental contact” and that the play should not have been called a foul. “The contact, which occurred after the release of the ball, therefore is incidental and marginal to the shot attempt and should not have been called.” The play came only seconds after Brunson, who struggled to make shots all evening, squared up physical Rockets stalwart Dillon Brooks, drove right and stepped back into a midrange, score-tying jumper. When a reporter asked Josh Hart, who spoke with the media immediately after Brunson, whether Hart agreed with his point guard’s assessment of a “great call,” Hart responded with a question of his own. “The thing with the officials — this is the way I feel about that, in general — is I don’t really care how tight the game is called,” Thibodeau said.

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New York Times  

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The Hindu  

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Associated Press  

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Associated Press  

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Associated Press  

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New York Times  

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Daily Mail  

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The Hindu  

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