“Knicks paid the refs so much”: NBA fans unhappy with refereeing decision in favour of Josh Hart as New York Knicks beat Detroit Pistons

Some refereeing decisions left the NBA fans baffled during the match between the New York Knicks and Detroit Pistons.

The home team came out on top in a feisty contest with a score of 113-111 at the Madison Square Garden in New York. It was the Nicks’ only second win in the last seven matches which left them on the fourth spot in the Eastern Conference with 35 wins and 23 defeats.

In the dying moments of the match, Josh Hart hit the three-pointer to secure the win with less than three seconds remaining. The build-up to that was slightly controversial where the ball was knocked off from Simone Fontecchio ’s hands by Hart and Isaiah Hartenstein.

Interestingly, that was not called a foul by the referee. The NBA fans on the social media platform X — previously known as Twitter — were not happy about it. One even went on to write that the Knicks paid the referees.

For the winning team, point guard Jalen Brunson was the star performer as he registered 35 points to go with one rebound and 12 assists.

For the Pistons, point guard Cade Cunningham was the best performer on the night as he ended up registering 32 points to go with five rebounds and eight assists.