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Former NBA Referee on How the Refs Screwed Cavs in Game 1

June 2, 2018

Donaghy said that officials should not have awarded the Warriors the ball after their controversial decision to overturn a charge called on Kevin Durant. Instead, citing a rule on Page 47 of the NBA Rule Book, he said officials should have held a jump ball at the center circle.

The rule Donaghy is referring to falls under Rule 12, in a section on Double Fouls. It states:

If a double foul occurs as a result of a difference in opinion by the officials, no points can be scored and play shall resume with a jump ball at the center circle between any two opponents in the game at that time. No substitute may participate in the jump ball.

 

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