Portland Trail Blazers big man Jusuf Nurkic took a shot at the referees for their missed call in their 117-114 loss to the Utah Jazz.
The Bosnian Beast posted a picture of the Bird Box meme with a caption “That's all folks,” clearly referring to the controversial non-call on Rudy Gobert's goaltend on Damian Lillard's potential game-tying lay-up.
That’s all folks pic.twitter.com/R0pGTUPwt3
— Jusuf Nurkić (@bosnianbeast27) February 8, 2020
Lillard had a chance to tie the game after he split the defense and swooped in for a lay-up with less than 20 seconds remaining in the game and the Blazers down two. Gobert chased down the ball from behind and deterred the shot. However, it was a clear that the ball hit the backboard first before the Frenchman swatted it away.
Even the announcers thought it was a violation in real time. The replays did not lie, either.
The goaltending on Damian Lillard's shot is crystal clear! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/dQgjf7bDnf
— ClutchPoints NBA (@ClutchPointsNBA) February 8, 2020
The five-time All-Star was furious with the non-call.
It was an absolute heartbreaker for Lillard, who continued his hot streak on Friday. The Blazers stud scored 42 points on 16-of-30 shooting. He also made eight three-pointers to go along with six rebounds and six assists in 43 minutes. Unfortunately, Portland came up short and a huge part of it could be blamed on the referees.
Lillard and the Blazers badly needed this win as they are still chasing the eighth spot in the Western Conference playoff race. A win would have placed them just 1.5 games behind the no. 8 seeded Grizzlies. The good news for Portland is that there is still a ton of basketball left this season.
As for Lillard, he is certainly doing his best to keep the Blazers in the race. Over his last nine, the 29-year old is averaging an insane 42.2 points while shooting nearly 52 percent from the field, 53 percent from three, and 92 percent from the foul line.
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