Santi Aldama commits blatant basket interference, refs are asleep at the wheel and thus missed it

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  1. im surprised players dont do this more often because theres no consequences for trying it

    league should probably start looking into making it a tech

  2. I think if you don’t have [highlight] it may get removed

    That being said abhorrent missed call, no idea what all 3 refs are looking at there.

    Can’t wait for a ref to be implicated in one of these FBI investigations

    Three people got paid 6 digits to somehow all miss this, amazing

  3. It’s unfortunate the rules and technology can’t keep up with these bang bang plays

  4. I thought they made a change to let coaches challenge this after the Harden missed points on a dunk (went through the rim, but then flung back through the net) against the Spurs a few years ago which MDA wasn’t able to challenge because it was treated as a live ball. (From memory the Rockets were up by like 20 at the time, and then the Spurs won after Lonnie Walker had his best game ever in just the 4th quarter).

  5. I don’t think the issue is the refs were asleep, I think the issue is they’re a little too invested actually

  6. Is this actually interference tho? He doesn’t touch the ball or rim. There’s two clauses about touching the net but only when you either make the rim move or prevent the ball passing through the net. Neither of those happened, the guy blew the dunk

  7. These refs need to be fined and scolded and possibly suspended. Why doesn’t this happen?Ā 

  8. Didn’t the refs have a meeting before the season started… I guess it was about plays they not gone call or act like they don’t see at this point cameraman can be the ref

  9. When somebody tells you modern basketball is too fast to be reffed properly show them this.

  10. @FBI, look into if there were any unusual bets placed for the over on Aldana blocks this game.

  11. I would like to apply to be an NBA referee. I would be just as trash, more so even, but at least y’all will have a guy on the inside getting the scoop.

  12. I’ve stopped watching this dumb league. I love basketball but can’t stand what the ā€œmodern rulesā€ have done to it. I’m 25, grew up in this ā€œnew eraā€, and never had to deal with blatant travelling, carrying, or goaltending. This is embarrassing for the sport.

  13. How do they miss this? It’s one of the most fundamental rules. And it involves the ball — the only one on the court! It’s not like they missed a guy’s toenail being in the paint while the ball was being passed around the outside.

    I’d love to hear the NBA address this. Even though the Raptors ended up winning, it still stinks to high heaven.

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