On January 5, 2022, Beijing time, in the Lakers' victory over the Kings, James helped the Lakers win in the outbreak of the final quarter. At the last minute, there was also a point of controversy. With 24.8 seconds left in the final game, the Lakers' Munch penalty missed, no one on the Lakers side grabbed the rebound, only the Kings Fox grabbed the rebound, this time he did not touch the ball, wanted to let the ball roll in front of the court, and then did not go to the table, leaving himself plenty of offensive time.
But at this time, there was an error in the technical table, and the timer began to go when Fox did not touch the ball, which led to the game time being consumed, Fox reminded the referee, and the referee also blew the game! Then after a full basin of deliberations, it was believed that Fox did not touch the ball, so the table should not go, the time of the game was adjusted back to 24.8 seconds, but because Fox did not touch the ball, resulting in the ball was not controlled by the Kings, so the referee blew the ball, after the two sides jumped the ball, the Lakers got the ball, and finally locked the victory with a free throw!
The penalty was actually no problem, and Kings coach Gentry also said after the game: "Before you ask me about this round, this is the NBA's bullshit rule. The referees did what they were supposed to do and we were punished for the stupid rules. ”
Many people may be questioning the referee's decision, but from the rules of the truth, there is no problem, after the second penalty on the basketball court is not hit, it is impossible to go out of the table immediately, and the time of the game will start normally after the ball contacts any player! The rules for the basketball timer also state that the timekeeper will start the timekeeper when the last free throw is unsuccessful and the ball continues to be a live ball, when the ball touches a player on the court or is touched by him!
The situation in this game is that Fox did not touch the ball, so the time should not go, but he did not touch the ball so that the ball did not fully belong to the King, so the referee judged the ball, there was no problem at all! It was just that a problem with the timekeeper's operation caused the Kings to lose the ball this time!