nice

Clearly an arm bar preventing Dame from using the left arm/gathering the ball. He pulled back when he saw Dame going into the shooting motion.

Not sure how you don’t see that unless you have some sort of OKC bias.

This is spot on. You can’t be fondling the other players belly button

One of the reasons why he’s on the team.

Pause at 25 seconds in the clip and tell me he didn’t pull his non shooting arm down

The bar push is a foul. It’s just that OKC has been doing it every play for years and most teams have learnt to do it too that, so we don’t even look at them anymore. Incredibly surprised the ref called it here and to me it sounds like getting back from Shai and Daigneault being constantly on that ref ear every time they could. Brother couldn’t have 2 seconds of silence during free throws.

By the books there is obviously 100% a foul I don’t even know what video you watched to be saying this, but it’s not one the NBA typically calls or enforces and I don’t feel like defence needs to be handicapped more than they already are by foul calls in the league so I don’t really think I want more calls like this

1 play before this dame gets 2 free throws bc dame ran into Jared mccains leg while McCain shot a 3 and they called an offensive foul

Dame’s whistle this year is insane based on all the Blazers games I’ve watched

Earlier Daig challenged an out of bounds call immediately as it went out, without waiting for his bench to confirm if he should. Unsuccessful challenge.

There’s a pretty clear reach-in foul on Dame’s left arm. Challenged would have failed because of the initial call being supported by video evidence, even if it’s ticky tacky. Idk, pretty standard reach-in foul. Defender was gambling and got caught.

No,

Channeled an OOB in the first where Deni hacked McCain but he hit ball first

My god a horrible ass call in clutch time, great job by the ref as always…

So Shai should get that call too then right?

I disagree wholeheartedly , defenders (yes even outside the Thunder) defend like this all the time, I see defenders keep a hand on the ball handlers body all the time

Its just a bad call, you can’t call it like that when a majority of NBA defenders play defense like that without being called for it.

Dame did something similar to Caruso earlier in the game and got a steal from it with no call, which would’ve been fine if they didn’t call this

Just making stuff up.

They’re now wemby simps.

Everybody else flops, flopping foul. Wemby flops, 2 free throws.

Refs watched their own tape and were embarrassed

Nah Shai had his usual soft whistle. If anything this was a bit of a makeup call for the 2 previous possessions.

Nah this game the refs just decided to eat a solid school lunchbox full of crayons. Horrible reffing on both sides - blazer fan

Naw, they were awful and in favor of the thunder this game. Thunder just too short staffed to take full advantage.

Ah they just haven’t finished writing the script yet, it’s still in the first draft stage.

They realized the mistake they made helping the thunder in 2024 & are attempting to rectify it.

This whole game included way too many fouls like this that went both ways. I hate when there is a whistle every few plays. It just absolutely ruins the flow of the game.

Similar to this play which imo should not be called. SGA got a foul call on a step-through because he stepped on someone’s foot. In both cases, I think we are rewarding the offensive players for… good defense?

This game was officiated way too close on the ball. Just let the players play PLEASE.

A few minutes earlier Dame hand checked Caruso repeatedly that turned into a fumble turnover and fast break for Blazers. and then this. it is just wild!

I hate the thunder but this is a bad call

The arm bar. He got caught with it while Dame was trying to gather with the left hand.

It’s called a reach in foul. If you reach in and get all ball, it’s okay. If you reach in and hit a player’s arm, it’s a foul.

Caruso appears to slap dame’s left arm briefly.

I’ve seen this call a lot this year, still don’t understand it. Blazers broadcast tried to explain why it’s not a shot, but nothing about why its a foul if it’s not a shot. They said it is not a continuation because something about the gather only counting as a continuation if you are in the lane.

Ref probably got a bet on the game

Refs were on some bullshit the entire game, but because “Thunder=bad” everyone ignored it lol

The foul is the brand on the Jersey of the defender.

large number of OKC fans bored redditors that don’t actually watch their any team play basketball.

A little more accurate I think here

None of the top comments saying it’s not a foul are OKC flairs btw

I know this gets called a foul, but it’s bullshit regardless of who does it. Dame is warding him off with that off arm but any contact Caruso makes to that arm is a foul? I’d understand if he went into a shooting motion with that arm, but he didn’t, and the refs called it on the floor, so that’s just incidental contact where both players are using their arms.

Stuff like this is why I actually wish the NBA just allowed hand checking. Players do it anyways and it always gets selectively enforced depending on the player. There’s an art form to it both on offense and defense

It’s literally called a reach-in foul.

Okay but they those shouldn’t get the call either. This isn’t to the benefit of the sport.

I do like okc tasting their own medicine, though.

It’s like they don’t watch their own games and see how SGA plays lol

And magically got up and played the rest of the game

Caruso is reaching in on Dames arm the entire time until the gather, which is why the obvious foul is called on the floor.

Honestly wild seeing so many people defend this decision

True, there was a phantom call on SGA earlier too though.

Yeah your flair shows you’re not biased at all bro