Kevin Durant has seen the NBA's report that says officials missed two calls that could have swung the Golden State Warriors' Christmas Day loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
He just doesn't particularly care.
"The refs didn't lose us that game. We lost that game. I think it's bulls--t the NBA throws the refs under the bus like that," Durant told reporters Tuesday.
The NBA releases officiating reports from the last two minutes of close games daily. In Monday's report, the league said Durant was fouled by Cavaliers forward Richard Jefferson with 3.1 seconds remaining as he gathered an inbounds pass. Durant fell to the ground, his desperation shot missed and Cleveland came away with a 109-108 comeback win in the teams' first matchup since the 2016 NBA Finals.
The league also determined LeBron James should have been issued a technical foul for "deliberately" hanging on the rim after his dunk over Durant and Draymond Green with 1:43 remaining.
Durant said the last two-minute reports are pointless because they do not reverse the outcome of games and place an undue level of criticism on official ...
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