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Tim Bontemps, ESPNMar 28, 2024, 12:38 AM ET
PHILADELPHIA– Following the Clippers’ 108-107 win over the 76ers on Wednesday night, team chief Kevin Scott stated in a swimming pool report that there must have been a nasty contacted a drive by 76ers forward Kelly Oubre Jr. on the video game’s last play.
“On the last play on the flooring, in genuine time the team analyzed that play as the protector leaping vertically,” Scott stated. “However, in postgame video evaluation we did observe some minor drift to his left by the protector [Paul] George, and a nasty need to have been ruled.”
The play topped a disorderly last minute of action, one that saw numerous evaluations, a wedgie that led to a dive ball, 2 pricey 76ers turnovers, a set of and-1s by Clippers star Kawhi Leonard and, eventually, Oubre’s drive that led to him pushing the ground as the Clippers commemorated a required success in James Harden’s very first video game in South Philly given that being traded.
Philadelphia coach Nick Nurse stormed onto the court to challenge the non-call and needed to be limited by his assistants. Oubre likewise delved into the mix, pointing at each of the 3 authorities– Scott, JB DeRosa and Brandon Adair– before being retreated.
“First and primary, heat of the minute,” Oubre stated when inquired about his actions after the video game. “This is an extreme basketball video game, naturally. And we’re not best. The refs aren’t ideal. I wish to excuse simply losing my cool, since that’s something I attempt to deal with each and every day, and attempt to represent God in the very best method I potentially can, which wasn’t it. I simply ask for forgiveness.
“But I saw Coach Nurse getting riled up and if our coach is going to defend us and he’s going there, then I’m ideal behind him. At the end of the day, it wasn’t cool. I’ll take whatever charges come with that and you have to move on, however I got to be much better in a sense.”
For his part, Nurse confessed the 76ers added to their own death.
“Well, at 104-101, we had the ball sideline, [and] Tyrese [Maxey] get into the backcourt large open, slips and falls, and they get an and-1 out of that,” Nurse stated. “We boil down and rating, they’re full-court press and they knock one off of Kelly out of bounds.”
Nurse likewise stated some late calls must have gone the other method.
“I believe [Oubre] took it in there quite hard,” Nurse stated. “I took a look at it on our computer systems a couple times. I believed it was definitely contact, definitely as much of the last 2 or 3 that got called and-1s at the other end.
“I believed it sufficed contact to call.
