The NBA's Last Two Minute reports has one error by the officials. Sabonis was hit in the face by Anunoby with 57.4 seconds remaining. The Kings were down 94-91 at the time and Sabonis was called for a double dribble after the hit.
NBA admits referee’s mistake for not calling foul on Sacramento Kings star Domantas Sabonis in defeat to New York Knicks
NBAMonday, 18 March 2024 at 18:00
NBA has admitted that referee made a wrong call during the Sacramento
Kings recent defeat to the New York Knicks.
The Kings had a poor outing against the Knicks as they
suffered a defeat with a score of 98-91 at the Golden 1 Center on Sunday.
As per the latest, the NBA has admitted that the referee
missed a foul on Kings’ centre Domantas Sabonis by the Knicks’ OG Anunoby late
in the fourth quarter of the match.
The decision ended up costing the Kings as they were just
trailing the Knicks with three points with less than two minutes remaining on
the clock. Once the foul was not called, the Knicks managed to counterattack
and register two more points with just 37.1 seconds left.
"Anunoby (NYK) reaches in and comes across Sabonis'
(SAC) face, affecting his SQBR (Speed, balance, quickness, rhythm) in the
lane," the last two-minute report indicated.
The result put the Kings in a tricky position as they are
placed on the sixth position in the Western Conference with 38 wins and 28
defeats. They are closely followed by Dallas Mavericks, who, after the win against
the Denver Nuggets, are seventh on the table with 39 win and 29 defeats.
On the other hand, the Knicks are now placed in the fourth
position in the Eastern Conference with 40 wins and 27 defeats.
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