NBA confirms correct call on foul in final seconds of Warriors’ NBA Cup defeat

In the closing seconds of the game, Jonathan Kuminga committed a crucial foul, sending Jalen Green to the free-throw line with only 3.5 seconds left on the clock. Green sunk both shots, securing the Rockets’ narrow 91-90 win on Wednesday night.

Kerr said the foul, after the players had 

dived on the floor to fight for a loose ball

, was one that an elementary school referee wouldn’t have called.

“Our guys battled back, played their (expletives) off and deserved to win that game or at least have a chance for one stop at the end to finish the game,” Kerr said. “And that was taken from us by a call that I don’t think an elementary school referee would have made. Because that guy would have had feel and said, ‘You know what, I’m not going to decide a game on a loose ball 80 feet from the basket.’”

But the NBA ruled Thursday that it was called correctly, determining that Kuminga reached over Green “in an attempt to get to the ball and pulls his shoulder down.”