These are the worst and most impactful calls in NBA history. Follow Nonstop Sports • Instagram - / nonstop • Twitter - / nonstop • TikTok - / nonstop Imagery supplied by Getty Images WORST Referee Mistakes In NBA History
If Joey Crawford ejected guys like Ron Artest, Dennis Rodman, Charles Oakley, Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, or Shaquille O’Neal for a strange reason, Joey would only live for another 3 seconds.
Joey is eternal. He is an ethereal multi dimensional being. He is the sun and moon, he’s the tides in the ocean and the wind on the plains. He is not a mere mortal, but something else. Legend has it he can change states of matter at will, and cause hurricanes and tornados. Legend has it he spawned the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs. Many theories point to Joey being the center of the supermassive black hole our galaxy revolves around. He is the ultimate referee of the observable universe. His word is true and absolute. There are only a few guarantees in life; death, taxes, and Joey Crawford ejecting a random person. Legend also has it he ejected the entire 101 section of the oracle arena for looking in his general direction. Thou shall not look upon Joey unless He he looks upon you. A thousand techs upon him, for he may save us from true hard fought basketball games. Amen
Not excusing the refs, but sometimes in a packed arena with players and fans screaming, plus the fact that refs have to pay attention to all 10 players on the court, makes it difficult to differentiate
@@ALY-xc7fl i undestood the refs the only time i'll ever hate them for was the 2002 kings vs lakers it took too long for chris webber to get in the hall of fame cause of that
@@thegrudge1783 that shit was fixed and nothing can convince me other wise. About 20% of those calls were questionable and the other 80% were just straight up horse shit. Although because of Kobe’s death I doubt that will rarely if ever get brought up as an actual problem. I mean I don’t want to be the guy that challenges one of Kobe’s ships, and don’t blame anyone else who thinks the same. Also yeah people forget how good Webber was after the Michigan debacle. Everyone shits on him for calling that TO even though half the bench was screaming at him to call it. He was an extremely talented NBA player and def deserves to be in the hall. Anyone who reads this should watch that fab five documentary, it does a nearly perfect job of explaining the whole situation including that series of events that led to that timeout call. Webber got sort of shafted, although a starting D1 basketball player should know when they are out of timeouts in crunch time in a natty.
This video is SO necessary. Great job! A lot of people call the NBA soft nowadays, yet fail to recognise how refs and rules are partially responsible for incentivizing flops and other non-competitive decisions within the four lines. People tune in to see the players, not the refs which usually get away with their mistakes and inherent biases (sometimes borderline racism, as you can see on Sheed's case)
Also remember that regular season game when the blazers were fighting for a playoff spot and where Gobert clearly goaltended Dame's layup. Dame got pissed in the end lmao
I'm a Hawks fan since the Mookie Blaylock days and I was pissed about it and my Mother who's a big sports fan was cussing at the TV saying something ain't right.. We all suspected that the fix was in.. Some of The Kings Players talked about that for years.. They have always suspected something was off.. and I be damn it came out..
@@Adzoo78 if I remember correctly, the "coach challenge" can only be used against calls made by referees, like a foul. In this case, the referee did not call a goaltend.
I’m curious why you only said “many people accusing the game of being rigged” regarding the SAC LAL game, when a ref from that series literally went to jail for rigging the series and even wrote a book on it lol
There was Blazers and Jazz game where Gobert clearly goaltended a layup by Dame that would have tied the game, but the refs didn't call it, and the Blazers would end up losing the game. It was so blatant even the commentators said it was a missed call
I appreciate good refs, but damn there's so many dumb calls and no calls. I know there's rigged moments but I honestly don't think every game is rigged.
omg I was watching that Billups play live, serious WTF moment. Unreal this dude was around for so long. Still the only time I've ever seen a ref just completely bowl someone over
what about the Eisley 3 that was ruled out in Game 6 98 finals, or the 2 by Harper that should have been ruled out but was good...or Scottie Pippen hanging from the rim at Game 6 97 finals..
I remember watching Keyon ball out at MU. Dude was my idol growing up in KC. Remember getting his autograph on a shoot around top. Felt like I had gotten a golden ticket.
I remember watching a ga.e between the Thunder and the Blazers in 2012. Blazers were up by 2, Kevin Durant goes for a layup then LaMarcus Aldridge blocks the shot. However, Scott Foster called a goal tend which cost the Blazers the win. The NBA overruled that call. So it wasn't a goal tend.
1) I’m a life long warriors fan and even I can admit The KD out of bounds should have been called it was obvious. 2)Does the nba not allow content creators to use footage of the botched calls? The moments you described were in pictures. Great job either way i enjoyed the video.
U forgot that during the 2016 ECF raps vs Cavs game 6 or 7 bismack biyombo clean blocked LeBron at the basket refs called a foul on biyombo that resulted in both derozan and Lowry getting techs in a span of 2mins
Or the 1998 finals game 6 where a bucket was given to the bulls even though it was late and the jazz bucket that was taken from them even though it was clearly before the shot clock. In a game like that, there should be no room for bad calls
Eveyone remembers 2014-15 Bulls vs Cavs Semis, where the Bulls should've have a 3-1 lea butd because an uncalled timeout violation that the referee didn't call that would put them up by 1 point, resulted to the LeBron dagger.
Pretty sure I'm the only person on the planet that knows about this game. 2007 game 4 of wcf. The spurs shot 25 to the Utah jazzs 2 free Throws and Derick Fisher got ejected for laughing at a call where he cleanly defended manu. This might be worse than that 2002 Lakers game
I have been a Lebron fan all my life , but , even when KD stepped out of bounds, that was f*cking embarrasing , those refs need to be vanished from america , period.
Crazy how KD was way out of bounces on that pass and the refs still looked at it and found nothing wrong and allowed the basket wow smh that's when u know refs always be cheating smh so frustrating as a basketball fan
How is Jordan’s push off on Byron Russell not #1 let alone in here at all. Not only did that blatant foul end the series early, win him a championship, contribute to a 3peat, and make many people consider him the goat, but it’s also one of the most played highlights of all time.
Scottie Pippen's phantom foul against the Knicks in the playoffs should've been on this list.... Horrible call and the Knicks went to the Finals, eventually losing to the Rockets, thankfully...
IDK wtf you talking about but Bibby clearly was holding Kobe at 7:13 The call may have been questionable at best but to deem it the worst call of all time is a bigggggg stretch.
Here’s the worst officiating calls ever where Steph Curry got a foul for the cleanest steal ever on kyrie and where he got his 6th for running in front of lechina
