The Dallas Mavericks lost to the Golden State Warriors last night 127-125.
The fact that the Mavs only lost by 2 is perfect, considering how many are accusing the refs last night of gifting the Warriors a free bucket in the third quarter.
With less than two minutes to go in the third, the Warriors have an inbound play, under their own bucket, with ZERO Mavs players down there to defend.
Outlet Bleacher Report accused the Mavericks of forgetting which basket they were defending, which is not entirely accurate.
After the game, Cuban took to Twitter to explain just what happened on the play.
For those wondering about the play with 1:54 to go on the 3rd, let me explain what happened. The ref called Mavs ball . The announcer announced it. Then there was a timeout . During the time out the official changed the call and never told us. Then when they saw us line up as…
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) March 23, 2023
Per NBC DFW, as a result of the game, the Mavericks will be filing an official protest with the NBA.
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