A Timberwolves fan blew a whistle to confuse players several times tonight, one such example.
imagine this fan and demar derozans daughter at the same game
That girl still haunts my nightmares
What happened there
She slaughtered a half dozen people with a pen knife, brutal stuff
We had a funeral for a bird.
Pretty sure none of that was real.
You’re not real!
IS THAT THE BEAK??
You’re not real man.
His daughter screeched as loud as she could during free throws
Siakam missed clutch FTs and coincidentally the kid was screaming aloud from the seat in the elimination game of the play in. Chicago won it narrowly. But they didn’t take her to Miami for the next game lol
During a Bulls/Raptors play-in game, she was the lone voice screeching when Raptors were shooting free throws (because the home crowd is silent when their team shoots). The Raptors went 18⁄36 that game for free throws.
There’s gotta be a montage video of all of them somewhere lol as a bulls fan that was the craziest game Iv ever seen. It got to the point where the players were all smirking and looking over at her before shooting and then they’d miss and just laugh like I can’t believe this shit lol she was SOO fucking loud and it was even better because she was doing this during a school week
And then they lost the next game to qualify for the playoffs, because they were missing their best player (Diar DeRozan)
Since it sounded funny I went looking.
I learned at college basketball games that the literal best thing a crowd can do to mess up an opposing player’s free throws is to be dead silent and elect one representative heckler to be distracting.
Players learn to tune out the roar of a crowd, but it’s VERY hard to tune out a silent arena echoing one clear, distinct voice telling them the full nutrition facts on a box of fruit snacks.
That’s so much better than the usual BS lol. I can just imagine a silent arena and some guy yelling “NATURE VALLEY GRANOLA CRUNCHY OATS AND HONEY BARS CONTAIN 22 GRAMS OF WHOLE GRAIN PER SERVING WHICH IS ALMOST HALF OF THE 48 GRAMS RECOMMENDED BY THE FDA”
I dream of the day an NBA arena could pull this off but it’s never gonna happen.
In college it was always the random opponents you could do it against because there wasn’t a big crowd and people would catch on quicker. Rivalry games would just end up with a huge student section that wouldn’t stfu to make it work
She was so incredibly loud that you would legitimately be able to pick out her sole voice on the broadcast consistently every single free throw. All of the broadcasts, she was really that loud you would hear her clearly over the entire crowd. Like even in this clip, I can’t really pick out the allegedly whistle, but you could CLEARLY hear Demar DeRozan’s daughter screaming for 2 and a half hours straight. It was actually obnoxious how loud that kid was. You would think her wails were being pumped into the stadium from the speaker system.
And there was nothing you could do about it. Because she was a made guy and they wasn’t.
When I think of American heroes I think of Carl Brashear, Michael Jordan, Jesus, Michael Jackson, the people who went to the moon and Mari DeRozan. Imagine how fucking cool that girl at her school.
Jesus was American?
They’re a top 1% commenter, they live for this don’t ruin it for them
She was so loud that they shipped her to Sacramento and her dad had to go with her.
I’m surprised the security doesn’t kick them out
I was at the game and they announced that the person would be kicked out of/when they found them. Super shitty thing to do though (the fan).
Reddick talked to the ref during a timeout just before the announcement. Assumption is that the refs hadn’t heard it and JJ informed them of Luka’s argument. But it was way later than the OP play.
Aren’t they supposed to pause the game til security gets them out when these types of things happen?
Imagine how long it’d take to search through everyone’s pockets
Nope the ref just has to go by the rule book and give the wolves a technical every time the whistle sounds, you can bet anyone doing it will be turned in by other wolves fans immediately
Exactly. You punish the fans by punishing the teams.
Wait that’s actually smart
You think the whistle would still be in on the person?
I wasn’t saying it would be easy to find the guy.
They should have. You could hear it during Vandos free throws in the first half. Not a good look for us Wolves fans.
I mean if they find him, they’ve gotta kick them out
until then, this fan is my goat
A fan literally impersonating the refs is your hero? That’s really dirty shit being allowed at the arena if they just warn him.
I was there it was actually Bronny blowing the whistle trying to get into the game
Until we find him we have no idea who he roots for. Could be the joker
Why is Novak Djokovic at a Minnesota Timberwolves game
Riiiight, that’s convenient.
Where does Jokic find time to attend Wolves games while in a series against the Clippers?!
He truly is the goat.
Only the refs should be able to confuse players with goofy whistles damnit, where is the justice
They could plant a thousand fans with whistles, just to mess with opposing defenses. Kicking one out wouldn’t be enough.
Well trained goat, I see why they let em in the building
Emile is wily and full of verve
This is how you want to win? The team can’t do it on their own? Bogus ass fan base if you support this
They found them but only warned themz
They warned the entire crowd…that does not mean they found the individual.
They warned the dude too, he was literally on camera for few second and even after that he was still there.
Yep. Here’s the shot of him on camera
That monster should be banned for life
Thank you. Yes.
LOL
Damn this is better than the link of the muscle hung black dude link.
Took me a minute lol
I was honestly expecting the manning face.
Why did you post a picture of Peyton Manning
Well played 😂
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Holy damn you got me. I giggled hahahahaha!!
Looks like the guy who killed the Mavs season. /s
r/nba new rick roll
God dammit you got me
You are a smooth criminal !
That didn’t happen. They asked over the PA for whoever was doing it to stop.
Did they actually find them? On the broadcast they said the PA gave a warning to whoever was doing it, implying that they didn’t know who it was.
No, they didn’t. Entire crowd got warned that if they catch you blowing a whistle they’ll kick you out.
They said on the broadcast that the PA announcer had to tell them to stop IIRC
But why is Luka seemingly the only one that notices it or at least acts on it
probably cause the guy just wants to to back to the hotel and take a shit and lie down lol. stomach flu is no joke
Also Luka basically has ultimate awareness of the whistle and shot clock. He randomly gets mad at the refs if they don’t enforce a backcourt violation in time lmao
Being consistent with the basic rules shouldn’t be that hard for NBA refs, unfortunately it is
It’s not hard for them. Just usually not in their best interest.
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Its kind of funny that the refs of the best basketball league in the world are so horrible
I gotta give it to him. Just the thought of shitting on live tv is scary enough to make me not go out there
Paul Pierce knows this pain only too well.
I’m convinced the reason he didn’t start the 2nd half was because he was stuck on the shitter 😅
Oh yeah definitely lol
Jimmy Butler don’t care
“This fatso wouldn’t get stomach flu if he didn’t eat too much” - Nico Harrison
with his playstyle he is 100% always listening for even the quietest of whistles
It’s an involuntary response at this point. It’s like Pavlov’s dog.
In Slovenia, his dad gave him a toy whistle at age 4 and it was his favorite toy ever.
Nope, Jordon Goodwin and LeBron did too, at the very least. Was mentioned in post game
I feel like LeBron would have at least pouted a little if he heard it too. But no other Laker player seemed to react to it.
Lebron did, Jordan Goodwin mentioned it happened multiple times in post game
Ah ok then. My bad for not noticing that. I didn’t watch post game press but dang. Fans gotta ruin it for everyone.
I was at the game and thought I heard two phantom whistles. I was wondering wtf was going on.
Was there. Can confirm. Followed by every fan in the building who could whistle attempt to.
Yeah Ref told the table to make the announcement
That shits wack, if true. Don’t do that shit.
I couldn’t really hear it when they showed the replay though, it was really loud
I’m a Timberwolves fan and I’m pissed someone did that.
It sucks, in life, it happens a lot where 1 or 2 idiots do really ruin things for everyone else.
Glad some of y’all have standards. Went to see the subs reaction and they were celebrating it like it wasn’t cheating before going back to bitching about the refs 💀
That’s just sad. There’s not knowing ball, this shit is not appreciating ball.
Yeah ngl I’d be pissed if that happened to us and no one did anything about it lmao.
I heard the whistle during free throws before they brought it up but during this particular play I thought it was a shoe screech even during the replay.
Thanks for the advice. Man I was so close to doing it.
The fan’s name is Tony Brothers
🤣 ahhhhhh lmaoooo
His conniving twin brother, Bony Trothers at it again, that rapscallion
It’s crazy how we’ve never seen Tony Brothers and Bony Trothers in the same room together.
Glue girl spiritual successor
Her watch is over
New ownership, new fan interaction
What a piece of shit, should be a lifetime ban similar to that new york yankees fan trying to rip out the ball out of mookie’s glove during the final
While this is scummy and deserves a lifetime ban that Yankee goober deserved jail time lmao
that Yankee goober deserved jail time lmao
Okay relax lol
Actual firing squad.
Call me a militant or a Karen if you want, but I think this needs to be firmly in “zero tolerance”/long suspension (for the fan) territory. It could get a player seriously injured. I really don’t like fans getting involved in the game like that. Super dangerous and unnecessary.
It’s interfering with the game. I’d be fine with a total ban.
They said they would eject the fan when they found them and I assume that comes with an arena suspension for probably a year or so
That crap should be a lifetime ban. It’s purposeful and malicious
Whistlegate
Feel like this is gonna start a fad of a lot more than one fan at a game doing this during these playoffs
I mean hopefully it’s pretty quick to identify and kick these fools out
Am I the only one that can’t hear the whistle during this clip…
In this clip it’s not clear. But ESPN played a cleaner version, and you hear screeching. Possible to confuse I suppose - idk.
Right before Jaden picks up the ball, you can hear a really high-pitched sound
Oh it’s like a super long whistle, gotcha thanks.
I did think super clear to hear after the timeout when JJ was complaining about it, but I didn’t hear it during the game other than that
I don’t hear it either but it was very obvious during the broadcast, he was blowing it the whole time, especially during fts.
I can’t hear it at all
My ears are still ringing from the game, but me either.
Shitty fuckin thing to do though, I hope they find the guy.
it doesnt sound much like a ref whistle but in the heat of the game i guess that can fuck you up
It definitely does. Players are conditioned to respond to a whistle. That’s what they been doing their whole life.
I think fans with whistles should be kicked out, but it is weird how even as a kid during tournaments with multiple games in a big gym we could differentiate between the whistles for our games and the ones for others, by listening to where the sound was coming from. This is the NBA so that’s not okay obviously to try to fuck up the game though.
There are subtle differences but in high stakes situations of pro basketball, that shit goes out the window.
It’s weird because the players can but I get tripped up coaching in those environments
Edit: spelling
If this happened at a Lakers home game, this sub would be a war zone. But it didn’t, so hey… we’ll just gloss over this.
Yup. Every other fan base would be losing their minds if this happened in LA
Lakers fan about to blame the loss on this
I mean wouldn’t you? Why else would a team score only 1 point in the final 4:30 of a tied game to lose by double digits
Had me in the first half lol
it’s THAT DAMN WHISTLE MAN!
Luka: that fan’s behavior is disgusting. its making me sick.
Luka could also be like a video game boss like Father Gascoigne, and has a secret weakness to whistles that temporarily discombobulates him.
We need to find the phantom whistler. This can’t continue.
Luka’s defensive effort was so uncharacteristic those dirty Wolves fans must have been up to something
You just can’t put up with that. The fans get the privilege of being really close to the action, that comes with responsibility. Whoever it was should actually get a ban from the stadium for a certain amount of time. A warning is basically telling every fan they get to do this one game for free.
Luka just didn’t want to sprint back
He’s not stopping Ant regardless
That’s not Ant lol
i also hear a whistle when i’m about to get scored on
Tinnitus is a bitch
fuck that guy he deserves to get banned
Hate the Lakers but that should be insta life time ban
Weird how only Luka heard it. I’m guessing he wanted a kick ball not some phantom whistle
either way, that boy was not gonna stop that fast break lol
Luka may have heard it, but the other two are still chasing after Ant.
Now that’s analytics.
This could have hurt the Wolves more. Jaden vs. Luka on a fast break is points like 80% of the time. Jaden didn’t stop, Luka did.
Offense usually continues to play through a whistle, especially on fast breaks or if they can get an and-1.
It’s the defense that usually stops and says whoa what foul??
I do not condone people trying to confuse players, but that sounds nothing like a ref whistle. A ref whistle is incredibly loud and clear.
To be fair, ref whistles are loud and clear because they’re mic’d
Hard to tell from a TV copy
That probably due to how the mics are set up, not the sound of the whistle. At least on my totally unqualified experience, they all sound the same
Not cool at all, dude gonna get banned for life, don’t do this shit
it was louder on the lakers broadcast, i heard it live
The ESPN broadcast was also the Lakers broadcast. Doris can’t help but make fucking everything into a Lakers glazing.
What is wrong with people?
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Second non-player with a +/- after Diar Derozan
Straight to a prison in El Salvador
Issue a technical foul on the home team each time this happens and watch this behavior stop. The other fans will beat them up lol
Then away fans start bringing in whistles to get the home team T’d up
Should be a lifetime ban for shit like that.
Random fan clears Bron tbh
If it was clear enough for Luka to stop playing, wouldn’t it also confuse the wolves players?
Usually players in possession of the ball just follow through even during legit calls.
Yeah this is a weird argument a lot of people are bringing up like the player with the ball doesn’t take a shot after every single whistle.
Not when you have possession. Drive.
This isn’t the advantage that fan thinks it is.
Fuck that fan seriously. Similar to fans shooting the red light into soccer players eyes while they’re doing penalty kicks.
You’d think Luka would feel right at home with a whistle blowing.
Didn’t hear in the last 4 minutes
Luka is going to foul regardless and 1. Whistle helped his fat asss
Lakers looking at the refs for the whistle, got the whistle, wasn’t the whistle.
Weird how Doncic was the only one stopping for that whistle, everyone else ignored it.
A lot of times players don’t stop for whistles at all and at least finish the play/shot. Luka is sick with stomach flu I believe (it was reported before the game started) so he probably is trying to exert as little extra effort as possible.
Wouldn’t both teams stop on a whistle though?
plot twist : it was Nico in disguise
This could have backfired if the fast break stopped running instead.
It was me, Barry !
/Zoomposting
I’m surprised any of the Wolves players did not flinch at the fake whistles tonight 🤔
Why would a wolves fan blow it while their team is on a fastbreak? Undercover Lakers fan.
Lol really though Luka will take any excuse to stop running
Of course Luka was listening for the whistle that makes up 90% of his interactions on the basketball court
Was it Too Short?
How do we know it was a Wolves fan? This has Philly written all over it.
Excuses already
“How do i make this about me”
can you do that?
Lakers fans already coping lmao
Guy should be banned from every arena
Micah Nori with the assist? 👀
A whistle here would be trying to stop McDaniels 😂