[Highlight] Refs miss a blatant goaltend on KD’s “block” on Maxey that would’ve given Philly the lead
FUCKING AWFUL
How can they not review that? Insane
Because they didn’t call it, there’s nothing to review if they don’t make a call.
Anytime it’s remotely close late in the game, they should just call it a goaltend so that they can review it.
It’s 2026, yet the only explanation with these blatant mistakes is “they didnt make a call, so they cant review/overturn it”. NBA has very archaic rule makers
they want the drama
same as the nfl
drama sells. Getting one of the only objective rulings correct apparently doesnt.
This doesn’t sell shit and disheartens fans of the sport. The only people talking about this are NBA fans. A casual non-engaged viewer is gonna say something like “damn these refs suck” and move on. It’s very much a net negative. No one is tuning into a game and saying “man I wonder what controversial ref bullshit I’m gonna see tonight”.
I mean that literally IS the explanation. I’m not saying I think it’s a good solution, but there’s literally no other explanation as to why they couldn’t review that.
Im not attacking you bro nor saying you are wrong lol. You are def right. Im just disappointed that NBA do nothing and not implement obvious solutions to easy mistakes.
That’s what they usually do in these situations but this crew was amateur hour
They don’t usually do this. These calls are missed all the time.
Not at the end of games
Its really dumb. They can retroactively change the score 5 minutes later if they notice a guy’s foot was on the three point line, but they can’t review this? Makes no sense. It’s not even a judgement call, it’s extremely objective.
They called it a block, that’s a call imo
That makes way too much sense for Reddit…
They should be able to review it without having to call it a goaltend. They should make their best judgement forst and let review be able to overturn it regardless.
I’ve seen Lebron do his little finger twirl and get them to review something they didn’t call so many times
LeBron has unlimited challenges. he’s the only player I’ve seen that can make refs change a call without looking at the tape
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This review takes 10 seconds. Do it in a fuckin booth. The refs on the floor don’t even need to look at it.
Goaltends don’t happen often in general, stop being overdramatic
They already do. Especially with free throws. I’ve never understood people wanting it to finish faster at the sake of it being wrong. Hell you can watch one reply in less than 10 seconds and have the right call.
Ok but let’s fix that, it’s a stupid rule
Am I missing something? I thought the ref triggered reviews can apply to non-calls. Is that not true?
Apparently they can only review it if they actually call it a goaltending.
Fucked up thing is that the reviews first came to be in the nba after an egregious goaltending call that Durant got the benefit of the doubt for but was a clean block. https://youtu.be/HMgi4F4q-gs?si=QRVeRiHnWn7-aLRe
It’s bullshit that a call like this can’t be reviewed. Refs are trash.
It’s not a reviewable play
FIX YOUR PRODUCT, ADAM SILVER
Where the fuck else are these refs looking at in that situation?!
Probably whether someone is fouling tbh. That being said why even leave this in the hands of the officials when there’s an objective yes/no goal tending, just make the correct call after the fact. Expecting the refs to be perfect on their own will literally never happen
After what fact? Whether the play is a goal tend or not completely changes everything that happens later. When are you going back to review?
The only real solution is to stop play automatically if it’s close amd that would also really suck for a team that gets a legit block that leads to a fast break that is now called dead.
It’s across sports. Officiating is at an all time low
Yall young’ns don’t remember Donaghy and Joey Crawford
I don’t think that’s really true, more that the attention on blown calls is at an all time high.
I was at the game. Crowd was fucking livid.
Best part was that the big screen employee played the replay for next 5 minutes and then in dead time between later plays. On a straight fucking loop.
So easy to spot in real time. Fuck the refs.
No, it actually isn’t. Any human can make a mistake at any time. The fact they cant overturn this is what’s ridiculous.
ITS FUCKING RAW!
Even our sub agreed. Even our commentators agreed though it took Ryan a bit longer to agree if even did but Craig was like yeah, we got away with that
Beyond insane that this can’t be reviewed and overturned
They can review a 3 pointer from a quarter prior via the remote replay center but cant look at this
sad max strus ecf game 7 noises
Imagine they start the OT and announce the game is over lol
Or how about… OT starts anyway with the sixers up by 2 lmao
Right? They have replay for everything else, why not this? Especially at the end of games
It’s incredible how these refs manage to majorly fuck up a game every single night. Truly remarkable.
It’s time. It’s 2026. Let’s start using more technology
Even with 1990’s technology this is an egregiously bad missed call
its insane to me how every game has millions of dollars worth of recording equipment looking at every single angle, and goal-tending which is the easiest thing to review since you only need the above the rim angle to 100% guarantee it just doesn’t get looked at
and on the other hand, Wemby frequently gets called FOR goaltends that aren’t goaltends and they don’t even review them
i’m like 99% sure they just pick and choose what to call
yeah things that are verifiable and not subjective like out of bounds, 3 in the key, goaltends, shit like that should be auto called by tech
i bet you could put something in the ball itself that helps detect out of bounds plays automatically, by breaching some sort of invisible 3D digital wall
In soccer they put sensors in the ball and they sense when the ball changes direction. Don’t see why they can’t do that
Soccer’s offside/goal detection is dope af, no idea why the NBA dosent have smth like that. It’s not even that new at this point.
I get not wanting to invest the original R&D money but the product is already there, just adapt it.
Multiple sports leagues could have implemented so many different advancements to improve the game through technology for years now and purposefully refuse to do so
Baseball is starting with the challenging balls/strikes with the automatic zone for real this season, so at least they are doing something
The pitch clock has been a godsend.
They are it’s called the DraftKings app
Don’t even need the technology for this just make it reviewable
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Refs and umps are the only people I wish get replaced by AI.
Egregious that they swallowed their whistles there. Even if it was close, you have to call it goaltend on the floor so you can review it.
Agreed, though I don’t know that I’d even call this “close”
100%
You could read Nurse’s lips - he was saying “why didn’t you call it? You always call it!”
Wait is that the rule? If a goaltend is called they can review it? That makes the rule of it not being challengeable in the last 2 minutes even more ridiculous if they can review it only if it happens one way
You cant review a non call, so it makes sense for refs to just call anything borderline so that they can review it.
Thank God they can use replay to put 0.1 seconds back on the clock but not correct this.
Fuck this league, holy christ
Sixers absolutely got possession of the ball off the jump with at least .4 seconds too. .3 difference ain’t a lot but it is at least the difference between only getting a chance for a tip-in and getting a real shot. So the refs fucked us twice there.
Refs are fucking atrocious
If we lose this, it is a stolen game there is no other explanation.
Even if you win, should’ve won earlier
Refs giving Maxey exactly what he needs. More minutes
Thank God ball don’t lie.
I mean the refs know they fucked it up. they have to know
“After further review, go fuck yourself”
Ahhh, the NFL method when they “allowed” people to challenge pass interference.
we reviewed ourselves and found nothing wrong
Pretty sure it is the only reason they didn’t call a tech on Nurse. He was laying into them pretty hard and the ref looked to be telling him to stop.
Refs deserving all those boos
“inadvertent whistle” lmao
Go fuck yourself NBA
what the fuck is this?
The NBA has a massive referee problem and no solution in sight. Game deciding bullshit like this is happening constantly.
They actually don’t because they don’t think there’s a problem. It doesn’t hurt them or their bottom line so who gives a shit
Disgusting stuff
“You’re a bitch, you’re a bitch, and you’re a bitch, ok? Your moms a bitch, your dad’s a bitch, your grandma’s a bitch”
A deep cut but IYKYK
Zebras bailing us out lmao
There’s a fucking electronic backboard BUM FUCKING REFS INVESTIGATE 1⁄22
Not the first time this year we’ve been ROBBED. Just horrific reffing, so unbelievably frustrating
In 2026, that should easily be reversible.
I remember the refs missing a similar goaltend on Dinwiddie last year in this game: https://www.espn.com/nba/game/_/gameId/401705132/mavericks-pelicans against the Pelicans so I feel your pain Sixers fans.
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lmao
And not reviewable because of course it isn’t
Maybe it’s recency bias but this feels like one of the worst ref seasons in a long time
Absolutely disgusting call
Blatantly rigged league
Jesus fucking awful no call
Not even bang bang play
Legitimate scandal
How the fuck do you miss that. Just such incompetence
That’s about as bad as it gets tbh
Sucks.
Sorry 76ers and Sixers fans.
Tonight we are one. Fuck the NBA, Fuck the Officials!!!!
Edit: I posted this before seeing they still won. That sucks, for my own personal reasons, but it’s good this missed call didn’t cost them the game.
I love basketball but I absolutely hate NBA officiating.
My god this is absolutely fucked.
Rockets still lost. Ball don’t lie.
Refs should be fined or demoted for this. Completely influencing games with their incompetence
That was a more blatant goal tend than the previous one that they ruled a goal tend just a minute ago lmao
Rockets feasting off these missed late game calls lately lol
That wasn’t even close wtf are these mfs doing out there
Fuck the refs and fuck Adam Silver. Biggest joke of a commissioner. Can’t believe that hack gets away with being such a corporate goon who only cares about revenue and not what the actual game of basketball looks like in the NBA
The fact that this can’t just be overturned instantly is insane. It takes one replay to watch and then call down to the refs that it counts.
I demand restitution, Adam Silver
First thought was Dame and Gobert, how can this shit not be reviewed in 2026
Highly suspicious
Close game, no reviews on a questionable and easy to mistake call? Jesus NBA is rigged
This is some bullshit.
And you know that if I’m saying that as a Knicks fan, its some REAL bullshit lol
NBA has a million replays every game yet they cant overturn the most obvious goaltend ever because “rules” lol. Fix your league Adam.
I’m once again asking for goaltends to be automatic review
Can only be reviewed if the refs blow a whistle, which is idiotic.
Official nba ref twitter gonna argue with people like a teenager again?
The NBA has the worst refereeing of any of the major North American sports and it’s not particularly close
Remember their excuse in that game a few weeks back against Warriors that it wasn’t 2 mins left in the game so they couldn’t review the goaltend? What’s their excuse this time?
ZEBRAS
Fuck this. Jesus fucking Christ.
In a league where the refs review 10 things a game, there is no reason to not review that.
This one is going on John Goble’s Hall of Fame highlight reel
absolutely fuck off. There’s a 2 game difference between the #3 and the playin in the east. Bullshit refs can literally just cost you the season
Why can’t they review that?
I’m so sick
That would’ve been game
Not even the most erroneous ref miss involving KD. Remember on the Warriors when he “saved” the ball taking one giant step out of bounds lol
So much bad happened in the sequence… all by the refs.
so lame. i get that refs are human and are going to make these mistakes in real time, but there HAS to be some mechanism to review these things
The refs are so trash and I stg they’re getting worse every year
What makes it goaltending? The fact that it touches the backboard? It’s not over the cylinder and it’s not blatantly on the way down. IMO
You can’t touch the ball once it hits the backboard
They deserved the win for that. Just had to play 5 extra minutes to prove it
Ball don’t lie.. 76ers win in OT
fire those garbage announcers along with the paid for refs
Dude’s joke didn’t land and wasn’t acknowledged so he just kept repeating it.
The current game is a joke
I’m so confused by your response to me lol
shit man, stay confused i guess
Just to be clear i was agreeing with your comment about the commentators being terrible. The one commentator just repeated a lame joke.
shit man, same
one of the more obvious goaltendings too
Nice
NBA is so crooked
The nba is a disaster
So annoying when this happens. They need to add a new rule regarding coach challenges. Maybe give each team an extra challenge when there is 1 minute remaining
Refs finally cooking things for the defense
This is what we all wanted, right?
This commentary is legit hilarious. One guy is like the kid who likes to remind the teacher that the class had homework and other homie is trying to get him to stfu BIG.
MLB umps can’t hold a candle to the fuck ups that are the NBA refs
what kind of dumbass league is this if you can’t challenge a goal tend
bang bang play. hard to tell full speed but they should’ve called it so it can go to review for such a critical call
Reminds me of the Gobert goaltend on Lillard at the end of the game a few years ago. That one was even worse
I don’t understand the point of replays with multiple angles, call centers, and the ability for refs to make corrections throughout the game but for some reason cannot review this kind of play. The point is to officiate the game and make the correct call , enough with this “no challenges left”. Make the right call, we have all the tools!
Laughable but ball don’t lie. Sixers win.
Never forget 3 steps out of bounds KD
I’m unfamiliar with current NBA rules, but is taking 4 steps with no dribbling, not traveling any more?
There’s no goaltending if the shooter travels before they shoot.
Had the same thing happen to me once in middle school. I’m still not over it.
KD has been on the good end of some of the most egregious no calls in NBA history
I’ll never understand how the league just picks and chooses what to review. The last 2 min of a game can take 30 min with the stoppages but they still can’t get this right?????Crazy
Refs need to be fined for this shit. Start hitting their paychecks and maybe they’ll actually make the calls
The NFL is just as bad too lol
durcant been getting away with a lot of shit recently lol. Let’s not forget he benefited from the worst no-call in NBA history
The refs got bailed out because the Sixers won.
It’s time for the league to use AI reffs, these dickheads are terrible EVERY SINGLE GAME!
The only thing I want AI to do is referee sports.
Yeahhh refs
Refs know that KD’s bouta join the sixers if he loses this game so they gotta prevent a win to stop an eastern conference superteam from forming
Brother I barely understand basketball, and I understand that that is clearly a goaltend.
These refs are making me root for AI to replace them.
You are insane if you bet on sports. It’s so easy to put a thumb on the scale
If I were Nick Nurse I would have been tossed. Can’t miss that. Just can’t.
I am still fairly new to the rules of basketball, could someone explain why this is a goal tend? Is it because the ball has hit its peak and starting its down ward trajectory?
If the ball hits the glass/backboard before the defender touches it, then it’s a goal tend because he’s interfering with the balls path to the basket and missed his chance at a legitimate block
Legit block would have been before the ball hits the glass or simultaneously where it’s too close to call
How do you miss that lmao
Free cuss out the zebras moment like Dames but no one took it
Just like KD’s out of bounds save from a couple years back LMAO
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Haha that wasn’t even close
feels like a few sixers games this year have been decided by refs
I would be foaming at my mouth if I’m a 76ers fan. Wtf is this BS?! What is the use of a replay center if they can’t even call this?
“well surely it’s not in the last few minutes”
1.3s left in the 4th
“well surely it’s not a close game”
115 - 115
lmfao
As a rockets fan, I would absolutely be pissed. But imagine watching that game where they straight up denied that hardens dunk went thru the net and spurs won OT
Anyone see PGs blatant travel before he shot the 3 in OT?
That’s disgusting officiating
I will never understand why we can’t review goaltends
W houston commentators as usual
As a coaching staff, crew, and full organization I’d just storm the court and not leave till they reviewed the play. Fuck them zebras
They should be able to fix these. Never understood how they can take away a 3 later in the game when they see the shooter was out of bounds, or his foot was on the line and change it to 2. But can’t fix goal tends.
Knicks have gotten screwed on 2 missed goal tends late in playoff games the past 2 years. Both cost them games they likely win if called.
Shades of him standing 5 feet out of bounds saving a ball.
I mean damn that’s not even close
Still dosnt compare to when he took 3 steps out of bounds in golden state lol.
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