The NBA playoffs continue, with a focus game in the Western Conference semifinals, with the Suns hosting the Lone Rangers. In the second quarter, there was a controversial scene on the court, Claude kicked Luka Doncic's key part when shooting, and the referee played the video replay and blew a first-degree malicious foul.
Both teams didn't play easily in the first round, with the Suns eliminating the Pelicans 4-2 and the Lone Rangers also passing 4-2 to send the Jazz out. The Suns, as the league number one, were a bit depressed by the injury of top attacker Devin Booker, but now Booker has returned. Another highlight of this series is the showdown between the old cannon Chris Paul and the new generation Luka Doncic to see who is stronger in the front and back waves.
Compared with the suns' many core players, the lone ranger relies on Doncic, and his every move affects the heart of the team. In the second quarter, they experienced a heart-wrenching scene, when Claude moved a large stride to shoot, Doncic rushed to cover, and was hit by the opponent's raised knee on the key part, indescribable pain.
The referee wanted to see the video replay, and the final audit result was to blow a penalty for a first-degree malicious foul. This is not much of a surprise, after all, it is an injury to the key parts of the player.
But Claude seemed a little unconvinced, still looking for a referee theory. In fact, such an action has nothing to do with whether it is intentional or not, the referee mostly based on the consequential theory, your behavior, causing harm to the other party, is a fact, then it will be punished.