NBA says Kobe Bryant should have been whistled for foul at end of Lakers-Timberwolves game

While it won’t do the Timberwolves much good now, the NBA has told the team that Kobe Bryant should have been called for a foul on Ricky Rubio on this play in the final moments of regulation, according to Associated Press reporter Jon Krawczynski. The league announced the mistake several hours later.

Although there’s no guarantee that Rubio would have made all three foul shots to tie the game or that Minnesota would have prevailed in OT, the missed call is undoubtedly still a bitter taste for a franchise that hasn’t had much go right for it this year.