On the night of Saturday to Sunday, Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum scored a decisive basket at the buzzer in a victory against Toronto. But the day after this success (126-123), the NBA communicated what seemed quite blatant in the images. The basket was invalid: “Tatum moved his foot which served as a pivot and should therefore have been penalized with a foul for walking”. A transparency which will not change the score of the meeting.
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Author of the last basket, the one to win, Jayson Tatum should have been penalized with a foul. | PHOTO : BRIAN BABINEAU / AFP
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It’s a habit in the NBA. Referees in the American League have the custom of coming back cold-bloodedly to the last two minutes of matches played and making a self-criticism. Which sometimes gives rise to sacred my fault publics.
“He should have been sanctioned”
On the night of Saturday to Sunday, Boston Celtics player Jayson Tatum scored a victorious three-pointer in a match against Toronto (123-126). If the decisive shot is cheeky and distant, it is especially marred by a foot fault just before being taken.
The player repeatedly moved his supporting foot. If the images are blatant, no one flinched on the ground at the time of the action. And even if marches are common in the NBA, which penalizes this type of foul much less than in Europe, the referees reacted this time. Afterwards, then.
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“Jayson Tatum moved his pivot foot with 3.4 seconds remaining. He should have been penalized with a foul for walking”revealed the NBA.
