Morant vs. Golden State, Boston vs. Referees: "The NBA needs to be shocked"

The Memphis star was injured during a controversial move and stung Steve Kerr after the defeat to the Warriors, the Celtics coach stunned by the misjudgment that saved Milwaukee.

A stormy night in the playoffs, including Clay Thompson's sting and the discount Yannis Antokompo receives

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08/05/2022

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Ja Morant Lame After Injury in Game 3 Against Golden State (From Twitter)

Memphis Safe: Ja Morant's injury was caused by a dirty pass from Jordan Paul.

The Grizzlies star was injured in the knee with five minutes left until the end of the third game in the series, did not return until the end and his condition is still unclear.

Golden State recorded a crushing 112: 142 victory in the game, exploded in the second half and provided a fantastic offensive display, but at the end of the conversation was mostly about the move after which Morant could not continue.

In the replay, Paul is seen trying to snatch the ball from Morant, and when he fails to do so he grabs his knee, doubtfully mistakenly doubting on purpose.

Morant, who was documented lame and measured after the game, declined to comment on reporters' questions at the end, but teased Golden State and Steve Kerr on Twitter when he tweeted: "They broke the code," paraphrased the Golden State coach's statement after Dylon Brooks injured Gary Peyton Jr. In the second game in the series.

Morant deleted the tweet shortly after, but his coach Taylor Jenkins continued on a similar line, saying at the press conference at the end that "Paul grabbed his knee and pulled it. I'm very curious to see what happens now" - a clear allusion to the NBA investigating the offense .

"Ja is undergoing tests at the moment. I currently have no update beyond that," Jenkins said, adding, "I watched this move in replay, and I have no doubt the league should address that."

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Morant after injury (Photo: GettyImages, Thearon W. Henderson)

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Paul, for his part, claimed it was a "basketball move" after watching the replay at the closing press conference.

"We brought him a double guard, I touched the ball, and obviously I tried to snatch it. Not fun to see players injured, I probably do not enjoy it. I'm not the type of player who does things like that, I never play that way, really no. I always respect everyone. "I really hope we see Ja play in the next game."

Golden State players lined up in Paul's defense, and Steph Kerry said: "It's unfortunate that Ja's injured, no one wants to see players injured in the playoffs, but Jordan did nothing on purpose. It can't be compared to what Dillon Brooks or Drymond did. "Ja was injured and it's not a joke, but everything else, all the discourse that developed around this move - it's just bullshit."

Clay Thompson also claims from years of experience that "these are just things that happen in the playoffs. I personally went through a few knee injuries in the playoffs, and I never thought there was an intention to injure me. Obviously Jordan did nothing intentionally, I think he's not enough either. Strong to injure anyone. "

Thompson even teased the Grizzlies, saying compared to a move by Dillon Brooks who injured Peyton Jr. in Game 2, "None of us get on the floor with the intent of hitting an opposing player or trying to disable him when he hits him from behind in a bursting attack. We play basketball right, and I "I intend to give Jordan a back here, because he and we are just not like that."

Jordan Paul claims: "I'm just not like that" (Photo: Reuters)

It was not the only controversial moment of the night.

Also in Game 3 between Milwaukee and Boston a storm developed, after the Celtics claimed to have been deprived by the referees.

The Bucks won 101: 103 in a close and tense game, but in the final minutes the referees looked confused and indecisive, and one move was particularly dubious: In a 3-point lead for Milwaukee, in Boston's last offense, Marcus Smart squeezed an offense from Jero Holliday that looked like a three-pointer.

Despite this, the judges ruled that the offense was committed before going up for a shot, and Smart received only two shots.

He scored the first, missed the second on purpose, took the offensive rebound and eventually to Horford deflected the ball inside, but the basket was disqualified after being caught after the time, and the Bucks climbed to a 1-2 lead in the series.

According to Boston coach Aima Judoka, the decision to give Smart two shots instead of one was a "bad whistle".

"There was a clear offense in the shot. Marcus grabbed the ball and immediately tried to throw it. You can't say he tried to throw only after the offense was committed, he went for the shot in the first place," Yudoka claimed.

The Celtics coach used the only challenge available to him in another move, and was left with no ability to challenge the crucial whistle.

"Of course in an ideal scenario the challenge should be saved for the closing seconds. But when I asked the referees how it is not a three-shot offense, they explained to me that if my players do not fall, they will not whistle. Maybe I should start teaching them to do more flops ..." , Complained.

"Bad whistle."

Smart and Boston in shock (Photo: GettyImages, Stacy Revere)

Smart himself also explained that he deserved three shots.

"We're in minus 3 and need a three. We know it, they know it. We knew they were going to commit an offense, and when he hit me I was already in the middle of the shot movement. I was sure I would get three shots," he said.

On the other hand, Jero Holliday, who committed the offense, was convinced that "the offense was not at the time of the shot, because Marcus did not even look at the basket and was not aligned towards it."

Either way, the complaints about the refereeing in the game also came from commentators and journalists, after a series of borderline assault offenses by Yannis Antocompo.

The Greek penetrated the basket time and time again, repeatedly encountering opposing players and also got into an offense problem as a result, but in the last quarter received a slightly different treatment from the referees, who did not catch up with him for further offenses.

Do the judges help him?

Yannis (Photo: Reuters)

"Yannis is probably the best player in the world, but the trend he's allowed to flip defensive players in color without being whistled for is offense offenses, just ridiculous!" Tweeted ESPN commentator Michael Wilbon.

Journalist Bill Simmons, a famous Celtics fan, wrote that "the refereeing was as shocking as one of the games in the 2006 final. From what happened in this game. "

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