Officiating will always be a topic of conversation during the NBA playoffs. The 2024 postseason has been no different, with the Philadelphia 76ers and Los Angeles Lakers already voicing their displeasure two games into their opening-round series.
The Sixers, at least, have somewhat of a legitimate beef after the league released its Last Two-Minute Report acknowledging that two separate foul calls were missed during a crucial three-second span that sparked the New York Knicks’ Game 2 victory.
Still, the outcome of the game won’t change — which left TNT’s “Inside the NBA” analysts wondering Tuesday night why the league even makes those findings public.
“It’s dumb,” said Shaquille O’Neal.
“It serves no purpose,” added Charles Barkley.
“It’s dumb”
“It serves no purpose”
The ‘Inside the NBA’ crew debates whether the NBA should release its Last Two Minute Report and be transparent about officials missing calls pic.twitter.com/EDv7MclKSw
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Kenny Smith pushed back and pointed out the need for transparency. “The league wants you to know that they do monitor referees after the fact,” he said.
“You can make a mistake, but you can’t make a vital mistake,” O’Neal countered. “This is the playoffs.”
However, Barkley suggested that the NBA should review the calls privately because “it just makes the officials look bad.”
Though he…
