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Jon Krawczynski: Chris Finch rather displeased with missed goaltending calls on Victor Wembanyama. He says at least 4 should’ve been whistled. “Do you know the value of 8 points in an NBA game?” He said that was 33% of Wemby’s blocks and asked if I would be happy with 33% raise. Why yes, Chris, I would.

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Dave McMenamin: The Last Two Minute Report from Lakers-Rockets Game 5 upheld the charge on Eason being overturned to a block on Reaves. Given that there was already a video review last night, it is not surprising the L2M reflects correct officiating, in the NBA’s eyes

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Jason Beede: The NBA’s L2M report found one incorrect non-call from Saturday’s Game 3 between the #Magic and Pistons: — Detroit’s Duncan Robinson failed to inbound the ball within 5 seconds with 1:46 remaining in the game.

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Anthony Slater: Nikola Jokic didn't like the late layup from Jaden McDaniels with 1.3 seconds left. Confronts him. Skirmish leads to Jokic and Julius Randle ejection. Minnesota leads the series 3-1, but will be without DiVincenzo and maybe Anthony Edwards as spicy series shifts to Denver.

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Kellan Olson: Devin Booker on the fine and rescinded tech: "I read it as you were right but you can't say anything about it."

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Law Murray: The NBA says in L2MR that Marcus Smart should have been called for a lane violation in regulation and that LeBron James was out of bounds in overtime

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The basketball world is honoring a trailblazer who dedicated his life to the game. Tommy Nuñez Sr., who grew up in Phoenix and became the first Hispanic referee in the NBA in 1972, died Friday. He refereed for more than 30 years in the NBA before retiring in 2002.

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Mike Conti: NBA report: there was one officiating error in the final two minutes of last night’s Hawks-Knicks game. It benefited the Knicks. Josh Hart should have been called for fouling Jalen Johnson on a drive with 1:58 remaining. Johnson made the layup, but should have gotten an and-one.

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Joel Lorenzi: Suns center Oso Ighodaro on pointed criticism of the officiating in Game 2: “I’ve seen all the stuff that’s going viral. But if I’m being honest, we didn’t lose last game because of the officials.”

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Joe Mussatto: Mark Daigneault asked about Suns' complaints about the officiating in Game 2: "We're focused on Game 3 and what we need to try to go win Game 3 ... We want to be ruthlessly focused on the things we can control that are gonna help us win the next game."

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SiriusXM NBA Radio: “We all know the greatest players in this league are going to get those calls, but they have to earn that right [like SGA has].” @Earl_Watson on the ongoing conversation about how OKC’s star is officiated offensively

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Antonio Daniels: It can't be a situation where you're allowing Lu Dort and you're allowing Cason Wallace and you're allowing Alex Caruso and some of these other guys to get extremely physical with the stars of the opposing team. But the moment that that physicality is put back toward the Oklahoma City Thunder when they're on the offensive end, now you get a softer whistle. 

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NBA Official: The technical fouls on Dillon Brooks (PHX) and Luguentz Dort (OKC) issued with 8:15 remaining in the 3rd quarter on April 22 have been rescinded upon league office review.

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Mat Ishbia: I am 100% behind Devin Booker here. Last night was not a good look for our league. Let me be clear, we didn’t lose because of officiating, but that doesn’t make last night any less important. If the referees are going to demand respect from the players - as they should - then the players should demand respect from the referees. When a referee is missing calls and clearly disrespecting the players, almost mocking them, they must be held accountable. Nobody who loves this game enjoyed watching that last night. They want to see the players compete at the highest level. The league needs be far more aggressive about this kind of thing. All players and all fans deserve it.

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