Just the other day James Harden made game-winning fall away jump shot from the post to win a playoff game against the Golden State Warriors. One day later, the NBA released an apology because James Harden reportedly pushed off of his defender to make the basket. This led to a media uproar. I don’t see why the NBA’s missed call is such a big deal. It used to happen all the time.
Back in the 90s missed, clutch calls like these happened on the daily. From Reggie Miller’s shove against Michael Jordan for the game winning wing fadeaway to Michael Jordan’s push off crossover in the NBA finals, pandemonium never occurred, the referees just did a better job the next game.
I believe that the internet and television intentionally embellishes these issues, solely for debate to up their viewers and followers, and therefore, make more money. Unfortunately this is the world we live in, and there’s nothing we can do to prevent it. Hopefully it will change in the near future.
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