NBA Referees allowed the Warriors to get the win over the Grizzlies with their poor calls in the play-in game.
The Golden State Warriors escaped with a victory by the skin of their teeth against the Memphis Grizzlies.
It was quite a controversial game, with several terrible calls from the referees. While the referees seemeded to blow decisions both ways, the Warriors benefitted from a lot of their decisions.
Ja Morant even suffered a brutal ankle injury, but still fought through the pain like a Warriors. But the referees’ bad calls were too much for the Grizzlies to overcome.
NBA fans were understandably furious about the way the game played out, with several of them voicing their frustration.
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NBA fans let their feelings be known on X about the officiating in tonight’s play-in game. One fan noted, “Referees trying to ruin a great game of basketball.”
“Not to be that guy, but I hope every single NBA fan outside of Warriors fans is seeing what the referees are doing right now,” wrote another frustrated fan.
One fan outright believes the referees favored the Warriors, claiming, “Warriors should be losing this game, but NBA referees exist.”
Another fan warned Warriors supporters by saying, “I never wanna hear Warriors fans complain about the referees EVER again.”
One NBA supporter believes NBA officials need to be held accountable, saying, “We need referee post-game press conferences immediately. They have so much influence over games and they get off scotch free for f****** s*** up.”
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The Warriors got the win tonight, just as we predicted. But tonight’s game should serve as an example of what they are doing wrong.
Golden State were up by 20 at one point in a game. But they blew that lead massively and allowed the Grizzlies to get back into the game.
Even more so, they weren’t able to contain the Grizzlies when Ja Morant was off the court nursing an ankle injury.
These problems, if not addressed soon, could come back to haunt the Warriors against the Rockets. However, they have a few days to study tape and find their mistakes to try and fix it.
