The ending of Game 2 between the Spurs and Thunder was one of the most mind-boggling sequences in history. Both teams made a mess of things -- especially Dion Waiters’ offensive foul on Manu Ginobili, who also stepped on the out-of-bounds line during the inbound play -- and the refs didn’t call anything. It’s something that both teams have struggled to explain so far. As for the refs, here’s what they had to say about the moment:
Refs didn’t call Dion Waiters’ Game 2 inbound foul because they’d never seen anything like it
The end of game inbound foul in #OKCvsSAS was one we've never seen before & we missed it. We'll incorporate this in training moving forward.
— NBA Referees (@OfficialNBARefs) May 3, 2016
Had they caught that foul, it would’ve been the Spurs’ ball ...
Pool Reporter Transcript from tonight's OKC/San Antonio game pic.twitter.com/uMXiRPdrqT
— NBA Official (@NBAOfficial) May 3, 2016
... although there were many other things they missed, so it remains to be seen what else would’ve happened had the refs paid attention to every one:
