{"id":5128,"date":"2025-04-30T22:26:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T22:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/5128\/"},"modified":"2025-04-30T22:26:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T22:26:12","slug":"nba-admits-mistake-in-calling-aj-green-for-a-foul-at-end-of-ot-in-bucks-loss-to-pacers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/5128\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA admits mistake in calling AJ Green for a foul at end of OT in Bucks’ loss to Pacers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> did a lot of things poorly in the closing seconds of regulation and overtime in losing 119-118 to the Indiana Pacers on April 29<\/a> at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, but the NBA admitted on April 30<\/a> that the Bucks, in fact, were called for a foul they shouldn\u2019t have been.<\/p>\n

The NBA reviews every foul called in the final two minutes of every game and sends out officiating reports the following day. The league determined a foul called on Bucks guard AJ Green<\/a> was the only \u201cincorrect call\u201d in the final two minutes.<\/p>\n

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Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) reacts during a timeout in front of Bucks guard AJ Green during Game 5 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

In explaining that decision the league wrote, \u201cGreen (MIL) maintains a legal guarding position alongside of Haliburton (IND) during his drive to the basket and shot attempt.\u201d<\/p>\n

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And what a blown call that turned out to be.<\/p>\n

With 17.1 seconds left in overtime and the Bucks leading, 118-114, Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton turned the corner and got into the paint for a layup. Green was whistled on the play, despite the appearance of minimal contact \u2013 specifically in the context of the physical play allowed by both teams throughout the game.<\/p>\n

Haliburton made the free throw to make it 118-117, setting up the final seconds that led to a Bucks turnover and a Haliburton game-winning and series-clinching layup.<\/p>\n

More: Within another disappointing playoff exit, Giannis Antetokounmpo may have found a new level<\/a><\/p>\n

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For his part, Green owned up to the whistle after the game.<\/p>\n

“I can\u2019t foul,” Green said. “I gotta keep the ball in front better, contain it better. I think we could help each other better, too. You know he\u2019s going to take the shots and he\u2019s a good player, he made \u2018em. Just gotta make it harder.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is the second high profile admission of a wrong call that eventually led to a Bucks loss this season. On Nov. 16 in Charlotte<\/a>, the officiating crew immediately said it made a wrong call on a foul that led to a Hornets victory. Bucks head coach Doc Rivers was fined for his postgame comments about the play.<\/p>\n

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