It will not change the outcome of the match, but it will at least make Chris Paul’s warden Chris Paul feel valid after criticizing referees for a non-call over an attempt to get a buzz from the team through To play Devin Booker.
Not that Paul needed validity.
After Booker’s shot fell too short on Wednesday in a three-point loss to the Charlotte Hornets, the iterations seemed clear that Gordon’s forward Gordon Hayward tapped Booker on the wrist during the latter’s follow-up.
The NBA’s two-minute report released on Thursday confirmed that officials missed the offense with a three-point attempt that would send Booker to the foul line with the chance to hit three free throws, forcing overtime.
Instead, officials called nothing, and time passed for Charlotte to leave Phoenix Suns Arena with a 124-121 victory.
Paul did not keep his tongue out over the non-call in his meeting with reporters after the game.
“We just watched it right there at the end: the book went awry over the three,” Paul said after the game. ‘Of course there are a lot of plays that take place in the course of a match, but what is it called, the two-minute report? It will come out tomorrow, they will be like, ‘Oh, we missed it.’
‘There were a lot of plays that happened to us to get there, but it was definitely a crime. Should have shot three free throws, try to send it to overtime. ”
Here is the official reading from the two-minute report:
Hayward (CHA) makes contact with Booker (PHX)’s pulse and influences his jump shot attempt.