The Milwaukee Bucks lost to the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday afternoon score 115-114. Playing another game without All-Star point guard Damian Lillard, Milwaukee was led by Giannis Antetokounmpo, who recorded his first triple-double of the season. He scored 22 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists with two blocks. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough.
Lillard, of course, missed the last few games after a referee inadvertently hit him in the head during the Bucks’ game against the Boston Celtics, resulting in him suffering a concussion.
However, despite the Greek’s good play, this defeat will not be remembered for his extraordinary effectiveness. It will be remembered for the terrible foul that gave the Hornets the win.
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo was assessed a foul that cost them the game
With a few seconds left, the Bucks were leading 114-113. Charlotte had the ball and they gave it to their best point guard, Lamelo Ball. Fortunately, Milwaukee managed to make a defensive change and Giannis guarded the All-Star Hornets.
As Ball drove to the basket, he lost his balance and fell to the ground. The whistle blew and the two-time Bucks MVP was whistled for a foul.
The only problem was that he hadn’t done anything wrong.
That’s a foul in 2024 and the NBA wonders why the ratings are always so low
— GiannisMuse 💫🦌 (@GiannisMuse) November 16, 2024
After the game, Bucks head coach Doc Rivers asked the referees to call:
“I thought the last play was the referee’s signal,” Rivers said. “These are now matches in a row in which an incorrect decision was made in the last action.
“LaMelo Ball went down. He just fell. There was no one nearby. He slipped himself. We come in with the ball and the game ends. So in the next games we got a call against us which is incorrect. We were lucky the kid missed two free throws in Detroit. LaMelo Ball made free throws tonight.
As Milwaukee fans remember, a similar situation occurred in the final seconds of the victory over Detroit. Giannis was assessed a foul when he actually made a neat block. Fortunately, the Pistons missed two free throws and Milwaukee won in overtime.
Milwaukee Bucks fans leave for an NBA game after referees admit an error
After the match, team principal Chris Blair said: “During the live game we reported illegal contact between the legs. In our post-game review, when we looked at the action, there was no illegal contact during the game.
He also admitted that if the Bucks had challenged the call (they had no challenge at the time), the foul would have been vacated.
Milwaukee could win this game.
Needless to say, Bucks fans were in disbelief on social media:
Funny that people here tried to say it was an illegal manual test. This is pure game stealing by the NBA. Two games in a row. https://t.co/32RGKJyRWO
— NoTechBen (@NoTechBen) November 17, 2024
They tried to rig the last game as well, but failed. It’s obvious what the goals of the league are https://t.co/CFfzEINZLM
— tooforwon (@tooforwon241) November 17, 2024
They should make an NFL type rule where anything under 2 minutes can be called. Not ALL in less than 2 minutes, of course, but something so obvious that one glance would show it was a blatant missed call should be changed quickly.
— Dame n Giannis (@DameandGiannis) November 17, 2024
It’s a decision that decided the NBA game
I never deny false allegations#bucks #DeerFear pic.twitter.com/JysyZcN8ap
— Tony Clements (@TonyCMKE) November 16, 2024
The referees played against the Bucks in two straight games. Again. You can’t tell me that @NBA I don’t have any plan against the Bucks https://t.co/ZXFs4ZTCDw
— Nathan (@Mke_Prince) November 16, 2024
Regardless, Milwaukee is currently 4-9 on the season. Of course, they still have time to save the year; However, it will be arduous for them if they continue to lose games like this.
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