“It’s unacceptable.”Here is the National Basketball Referees Association’s statement on the matter:Like everyone else, referees make mistakes. We made one at the end of last night’s game and that is gut-wrenching for us. This play will weigh heavily and cause sleepless nights as we strive to be the best referees we can be.https://t.co/WyN8QVuTOl — NBA Referees (@OfficialNBARefs) January 29, 2023Here is the play just so we can take another look at this thing:LeBron and the Lakers got screwed — massively. But would terms like “gut-wrenching” and “sleepless nights” be used if LeBron wasn’t involved? Sure, LeBron got a bad no-call on that play, but to have your referees association using terms like “sleepless nights”?

Source: Washington Post January 30, 2023 21:53 UTC