As Durant released the shot, it appeared LeBron James put his elbow into Durant's abdomen/rib area, possibly affecting the shot and causing the shot to come up just short.
To make matters worse, it also seemed like James fouled Westbrook trying to secure the rebound off the missed shot, however, the referee called the foul on Russell Westbrook and Oklahoma City.
That foul call, with just 7.1 seconds left in the game, sent the reigning MVP to the free throw line for the Miami Heat, where James clinched the game with two made shots.
Check out footage of the controversial play right here:
Do you think the referee missed the call(s) on the play? Or did he make the right decision letting the play go since the contact was pretty minimal? Share your thoughts below in the comments section.
Someone needs to fine the refs for not calling obvious fouls when there are multiple fouls. Not only that, players should not be allowed to go chat it up with refs during time outs and commercial breaks...brown nosing. The ref should have seen him holding his arm and then hitting him in the groin and then holding westbrooks arm on the rebound...he just didn't want to. We didn't lose to Miami, we lost to the refs.
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