Officials acknowledge missed call at end of Knicks-Pistons game

An NBA referee crew chief acknowledged that a foul should have been called when Detroit’s Tim Hardaway Jr. was bumped while shooting the ball with less than a second remaining in the New York Knicks’ 94-93 victory over the host Pistons on Sunday afternoon.Hardaway was about to put up a corner 3-pointer when New York’s Josh Hart put his shoulder into Hardaway’s right shoulder, affecting the shot that was well off the mark. If a foul had been called, Hardaway would have gone to the free-throw line for three attempts.Crew chief David Guthrie told a pool reporter that the officials missed the call.”During live play, it was judged that Josh Hart made a legal defensive play,” Guthrie said. “After postgame review, we observed that Hart makes body contact that is more than marginal to Hardaway Jr., and a foul should have been called.”Hardaway knew immediately that a foul should have been called.”You guys saw it,” Hardaway said. “Blatant.”Hart knew he made contact with Hardaway but was unsure of the extent.”Did I make contact with him? Yeah, I made contact with him,” Hart told reporters. “Was it legal? I don’t know. We’ll let the two-minute report say that.”

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