[Highlight] Wemby blocks Jokic, then trips and falls with the ball—Jokic is called for the foul and is irate. The Nuggets challenge; replay shows Aaron Gordon caught Wemby’s foot. Foul is changed to Gordon.
The reffing of this game is insane lol. They do not know how to control the game
Refs never have any clue to officiate centers and this is one of the few matchups where the center is the clear focal point of both teams
Not surprised that it’s turned into a disaster
“Play stopped for shoe-to-shoe contact.”
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Was this a thunder game?
What happened to the game i loved?
Seriously wemby has the most bullshit whistle in recent memory. If sga had this whistle he’r average 50 a game.
lmao calling that on Gordon is the classic “we were clearly wrong but wont let you off the hook” move
That’s what happens with Josh Tiven. Always on such a power trip and is the most reluctant to change his wrong calls. And even when he does change the call it’s to some bullshit like this where he really isn’t that wrong…
They do blow the whistle for pretty much any foot to foot contact.
Even when it’s a ball handler stepping on the defenders planted stationary foot on a drive they call that a foul.
I don’t necessarily agree with it, but this is how they officiate this
exactly these refs are so shit I hope they have a meeting at halftime because they’re ruining it
Foul on AG for having feet
Flagrant 3
Remember when his penis fouled Jimmy Butler’s foot?
No. But that sounds crazy. I’m not surprised someone with your name would remember such a thing
True. My name does imply that I’d remember one of the worst calls ever in the finals.
https://youtu.be/nUOLVYwwSiQ?si=atpQ7Hg93QOniG-J
How fucking dare he.
One of the worst reffed halves i have ever watched
Agree
Whats crazy is seeing both sides agree on this lol that’s how you know it’s truly ass
Refs in the NBA seem like the only referees who actually crumble in high profile games. Every time there’s a marquee matchup it seems like both teams or one side is extremely frustrated with the refs
They’re all three drunk
Garbage on both sides, but ultimately favored the spurs. Pretty surprising, given how wemby is usually as poorly reffed as jokic
I think the officials are just lost, and any favouring is at random because people are yelling at them.
this is my opinion too at this moment. the refs called too many fouls on the spurs early then tried to do makeup calls or non-calls which got the whole nuggets team and crowd into the game and now theyre just whistling at anything they deem a foul. ugly half all around.
It’s the clash of who can get the worst call.
Its funny to see this exact comment on like 20% of clips. Really great state of the game in the NBA
Generational ref performance, this is obviously a no call
We’ll be telling our grandkids about this one
This game sucks
Basketball is not a serious sport. Its fun though.
The problem isn’t basketball, it’s the NBA
If it isn’t serious, why does Jokic take it so seriously
After all I’ve been told by strange people over years that he doesn’t care about basketball at all
I am guessing you logged in for the first time in 3 years. A lot has changed.
No?
The common refrain with Jokic is that he wants to jerk his horses off and would rather be anywhere but on a basketball court.
That has been thoroughly squashed in sports media this season by both Jokic and reporters involved.
What do you think I just wrote?
Basic literacy, man.
Aight man, you’re right. You win
That’s fine, but focus on the actual conversation here.
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Spurs fans saying Gordon tripped Wemby lmao
I’m not even a Nuggets fan and I can see there was no trip there
There’s not a comment in this thread like that, nobody said that. It’s barely any contact at the back of his foot and clearly unintentional. You’re just making up a reason to be mad at the Spurs lol
There’s not a comment in this thread like that
Took me 2 seonds to find one: https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1scjpa9/highlight_wemby_blocks_jokic_then_trips_and_falls/oebek3j/
And there’s a lot more hahaha
I’m not mad at Spurs fans, I just think they’re dishonest for no reason.
This is true of a portion of every fanbase
Of course, but then you have /u/General_of_Wonkistan lying and saying there wasn’t a single comment arguing about it, which is also dishonest.
my bad I didn’t see that one because it was downvoted
No problem. 🤜
I need to stop looking at social media during games. I’m too invested in this team
It’s literally in the title. It said, “replay shows Aaron Gordon caught Wemby’s foot.” “Gordon caught Wemby’s foot” means Gordon tripped Wemby.
It doesnt matter if its unintentional he was tripped and then lost the ball lmao you can’t just do that
Yeah. No. Wimby landed on AGs foot off the rebound. AG did nothing.
Shai for MVP most definitely
Hello no worst mvp ever
He slipped. He clearly slipped. You cannot review that replay and make that call. Even the Spurs announcers said “yeah we’re not winning this one”.
Sean is always pretty good about calling it right. He’ll say stuff like “ I don’t think we want to see that one again” or “we got away with one there”
This league is so shit lmfao
Yet you’re still consuming the product. How’s that shit taste?
As a biased nuggets fan I dont get how this is a foul on AG
As a biased Spurs fan, neither do I
Nothing like watching rival fanbases come together to shit on bad officiating.
Refs have no control this game which is because they’re completely inconsistent. Missed calls and no calls on both sides. Neither team knows how hard is too hard, and fouls all around
+1, this is bullshit
As a biased Spurs fan, I don’t get how this is a foul on AG. It was just unfortunate Wemby headbanged the floor as he went down.
SVG needs to headbang the floor a few times, considering he thinks it’s harmless.
Yeah that pissed me the fuck right off. “Acting job”?! Are you blind coach??????
SVG is a fucking idiot
Best part is he never walks back any of his takes even when shown clear replay evidence that he was wrong. He just plays it off
As a fan biased against both teams, there’s no way this is a foul in any world. Refs are really blowing this great matchup.
Definitely not a foul, Wemby fell, hit his head on the ground, and held his head, refs gave the foul, get called out, put the foul elsewhere. Bullshit reffing
That call getting moved to Gordon is a joke lol
I really don’t see it on the replay.
Yeah I’m like he just fell down on his own. Wtf are you seeing? Your pride as a ref?
His foot definitely catches on Gordon’s but it seems incidental.
He steps on his foot that’s it
It seems mild tbh. I thought they would leave the call and say the Jokic arm extension was a push (which also is so nothing). But at least this was it’s slightly better for the nuggets. They win the challenge and Jokic has one less foul. Either way the refs are a mess today.
He legit (if accidentally) tripped Wemby and it directly led to Wemby falling and almost turning it over, that’s definitely a foul
nice joke u have there
Two players getting their feet tangled isn’t a foul lol
No, Wembanyama slipped and barely touched Gordon’s foot while falling down. Everyone can see that happened, no need to discuss
I’m rooting for the Spurs, but maybe I need fandom lessons from you cause I don’t see the foul here. Wemby wasn’t even protesting it, he just hit his head hard on the floor when he went down.
Is the angle where you can see from the opposite side of the court in this video? It’s not working on my phone for some reason. I thought it was fairly clear that Gordon’s foot stepped on Wemby from that angle.
Refs are fucking this game, feels like they’re in a constant cycle of no call, make up call, no call, make up call. I blame some of those early ticky tack foul calls.
The reffing and announcers are making what should have been an exciting game unwatchable
Stop watching then??
Sometimes just fall down around people is enough. Even with replay.
Ethical
I don’t mind the falling down. I don’t mind flopping. I mind the omg I’m dying on the ground. It’s so unattractive.
He literally hit his head
Yeah I’ve hit my head before. This WWE level selling. It’s fake.
Ok man
If you were at a work site came across someone rolling around in agony holding their head then you go up to them and they get up have a laugh and are fine.
What you thinking? Buddy.
Just beacuse something hurts doesnt mean it doesnt stop hurting man
Yeah and rolling on the ground holding your head is really bad don’t get over it like that pain. Look at Bruce Brown show real pain and he’s out of the game. Quit defending that silly childishness. Good game. Jokic sweating his ass off.
Stop acting like head hits dont hurt more than they actually damage that shit hurts lmao
Wemby holding his head then getting up laughing is such a pussy move
Jokic did it earlier to. Ow my throat.
That as well
These moments stick with ya but this has been a very good game so far. Jokic is a sweat hog.
He literally hit his head on the floor
Wemby is a bitch
You mean SGA
Lmao of course thunder fans are cunts
Holy refball dude this is ridiculous, I feel like I’m just watching the National Free Throw Association
Free throw battle going on rn
Refs said Gordon tripped Wemby. Had his foot BEHIND him and made slight toe to heel contact as Wemby was already going down. But he tripped him…
This is a reminder game that the NBA product is a bunch of fucking garbage. The fact that they have two top 4 seeds going at it late in the year and this is what we get is pathetic.
What in the fuck was this half
This game got so ugly. I hope other refs are watching and realise this is not how they should be calling games in the playoffs.
Sure, ‘more physical’, but be consistent, don’t allow dirty hits and for the love of god don’t make bullshit make up calls because the game just spirals out of control.
Serious question, why do players not start purposefully tripping over other guys feet? This is about the biggest no call I’ve seen in my life but across the league whenever anybody trips it is always a foul.
Yep if you’re in the bonus just stomp the defenders foot for 2 freebies I guess
Any time there’s foot to foot contact they call a foul. Even when the ball handler steps on the defenders planted foot on a drive it’s called a foul.
Not saying I agree with those calls but it’s not really surprising to see it made.
Horrible call.
Doesn’t Aaron Gordon have the right to be standing in that area?
Don’t trip the goat ever again
Media told me Shai doesn’t deserve the MVP cause he’s a flopper. I’m watching this game and I’m seeing more flopping than defense from both these mvp candidates
I mean, he fell and then bonked his head. Not his fault the refs are getting weird with it
Booo
Shhh let them tear each other apart
“They are both competing for the academy award” 😂😂😂😂
fall on d’floor nominee
How dare AG stands there, he should be as far away from Wemby as he can. They should just hand every Nugget a foul while at it. How dare the bench guys look unhappy.
replay shows Aaron Gordon caught Wemby’s foot
Where did this happen, OP?
Throw yourself on the ground, someone will give you the call anyway
These refs have been bad on both sides. Fucking shit.
nba is such a trash product
He didn’t trip on Gordon’s foot. Right after slipping and falling forward, his foot went backwards and hit Gordon briefly. Zero effect from Gordon’s foot. Wemby was flying forward on his own momentum.
I would get it if they made a mistake and called it on Gordon live but to call that foul after review is too ridiculous. Between that and the smack to Jokic’s face that gave the Spurs 7 points, the reffing has been nuts.
Is Adam Silver making sure we don’t see this? This is the only video on the sub that won’t play lmao
This game is Exhibit A on what is wrong with the NBA right now and why most viewers spend most of the game frustrated. The reffing is an absolute clown show. They are influenced by the crowd, given certain directives from the league office and have to contend with slo-motion, multi-angle reviews. All of this converges into comical calls. This Gordon foul being a great example. Ref made a dumb, incorrect call because Wemby fell on his own and hit his head, then to protect their call but appease the fans they “overturn” it saying Gordon caused Wemby to fall.
C L O W N. S H O W.
Refs are on some sort of power trip, it’s really annoying. Those 3 should get reminded that nobody in this arena came to see them.
This trainwreck of a reffing display today is only compounded by how incredibly bad Van Gundy’s been on the call
How do the refs watch the replay that clearly shows Wemby’s foot never even touched Gordon’s and then say they did. Only reason I can think of is the league came down and told them to. I’m not much of a conspiracy theorist but this is obvious. Wemby is just a Bambi.
Wemby did all that shit to himself lol
A sixers fan hating on Wemby as usual 😂
Shut yo soft ass up - I love Wemby, have his jersey too
I see so many sixers fan talk shit about Wemby 🤷♂️
Kinda looks like he was going to fall either way
Fine product you have here, refs
NBA reffing is pathetic
That 5 point possession was ridiculous.
The NBA desperately needs to fix the officiating. That is the most marginal contact you’ll see all game. Not a serious league calling that a foul.
I’m surprised no one here that I noticed made a comment about that wemby landing… OOF, reffing aside - that had to hurt
Aaron Gordon is too strong of a breather, which knocked over Victor Wembanyama, and therefore is a foul
Wemby needs to strengthen his neck. His head should not be hitting the floor like that
Are these the “Ethical Hoops” Spurs fans have been talking about all season?
Did Wemby flop in this play? He fell down and hit his head. The refs calling a foul on this is not his fault lmao
Enjoy r/nba’s love while you can Spurs fan, the Wembanfloppa arc has begun.
He slipped and hit his head but im supposed to believe this is a flop
That’s not the point I’m making, I’m saying the same thing that happened to OKC and the SGA is about to happen to the Spurs and Wemby now they’re winning, so Spurs fans should enjoy the love while they have it.
No one reasonable is upset at Wemby honestly. Just atrocious refball.
who said reason had anything to do with the flop debate? Come back to this comment in a year and tell me how this sub feels about Wemby.
refs really want to be the center of this MVP showdown lmao
NBA is becoming a joke, Wemby and SGA are princes. League is getting softer every year.
Ethical hoops or whatever lol
Wemby literally laughed on the bench because he knew he made the most of it to look like a foul, refs are too proud to fix their mistake so they just switch it to Gordon. There’s no way that’s his fault at all.
Wemby just throwing himself in the other direction is wild lol
Jokic pushed Wembanyama. Should be a foul on Jokic
They can’t punish Jokic so they blame Gordon instead
look at the chicken nuggets clucking around
Adam silver loves the spurs