NBA: Refs missed Klay’s final-second foul on Huerter in Warriors’ win
over Kings
Warriors star Klay Thompson fouled Kings guard Kevin Huerter on 3-point
attempt as time expired, but officials did not call it
By MICHAEL NOWELS | mnowels@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group
PUBLISHED: November 8, 2022 at 2:31 p.m. | UPDATED: November 8, 2022 at
4:16 p.m.
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/11/08/nba-refs-missed-klays-final-second-foul-on-huerter-in-warriors-win-over-kings/

Steph Curry put on a marvelous display in the Warriors’ comeback win
over the Kings Monday night, scoring 47 points including a pair of free
throws that were the final points of the 116-113 victory.

But they should not have been the game’s final points and the Kings
should have had a chance to tie it at the free-throw line, according to
the NBA’s Last Two Minute report evaluating the officiating in the final
minutes of the game.

Any Warriors fan watching the final-second, 3-point heave from Kevin
Huerter probably had a lump in their throat seeing Klay Thompson
crowding the Kings guard as he leapt for the attempt. Well, it turns out
Thompson did in fact foul Huerter, who should have been awarded three
free-throw attempts.

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“Thompson makes contact with Huerter’s arm, which affects his jump shot
attempt,” the Last Two Minute report reads.

In real time, Huerter and the Kings were incensed as his jump shot from
34 feet out as time expired appeared to travel much shorter than the
intended distance. He protested to the officials, but was told that
there was no foul on the play and the game was over.

Huerter and teammates De’Aaron Fox and Malik Monk took to Twitter to
vent after the loss.

“Only thing we can do at this point is get fined. Zero accountability,”
Huerter tweeted, in apparent acceptance that he’d be punished for
criticizing the officials.

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“It’s tough being a Sacramento King, I think, because Kevin got fouled,”
Kings coach Mike Brown said after the game, per the Sacramento Bee. “… I
just want, at the end of the game, somebody to step up and make the
right call. A guy gets hit on the arm shooting a 3, that’s a foul. A guy
takes six steps, or three, four steps, that’s a travel.”

Brown was apparently referring to a game last week in which Miami’s
Tyler Herro had an uncalled traveling violation before a 3-pointer to
beat the Kings, but the Last Two Minute report also noted that Curry
should have been whistled for a travel with 16 seconds left and the
Warriors leading by one point.

The missed calls on Thompson and Curry were the only two mistakes noted
in the report.

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Michael Nowels | Digital Sports Strategist
Mike covers sports.