Look, I don’t foresee the Philadelphia 76ers winning the grievance over officiating that they’re planning on filing after the Game 2 loss to the New York Knicks. There’s no way the NBA changes anything to cause a firestorm.
But I do think Sixers coach Nick Nurse might have a case to complain about not being granted a timeout during that wild sequence in which the Knicks grabbed the ball back while down two and Donte DiVincenzo hit a stunning three.
While Tyrese Maxey was on the floor, it appeared he might have had possession of the ball for a second while Nurse signaled for a timeout. It was QUICK, but check it out:
watch nick nurse call a timeout and get absolutely ignored pic.twitter.com/cMDmOnb9Cn
— drew (@sixersruinedme) April 23, 2024
Nick Nurse clearly gets a timeout while Tyrese Maxey has possession pic.twitter.com/lA7b7JNWuS
— Crossing Broad (@CrossingBroad) April 23, 2024
Per a Sixers spokesperson, the team will file a complaint with the NBA over the officiating in Games 1 and 2. Sixers were disadvantaged by 2 calls in Game 1 per the league’s L2M report. Tonight Nick Nurse tried to call timeout twice late in the game to no avail. The Sixers were… pic.twitter.com/dHUaJplyy7
— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) April 23, 2024
Nurse had this to say after the game:
76ers coach Nick Nurse says the referees ignored him calling a timeout before the Knicks created a turnover and Donte DiVincenzo made a go-ahead three in the final seconds: pic.twitter.com/tDVfKRyAO2
— Knicks Videos (@sny_knicks) April 23, 2024
Again, I doubt anything will come of this, but it’s worth noting!