In order to build “transparency” among league officials, players, and the NBA body, the NBA started publishing its Last Two-Minute reports (L2M) to either admit crucial missed calls or confirm made calls by the officials in the last two minutes of NBA games. Although the league initially had some noble intentions on establishing credibility and justice with this report, the entire practice has evolved into somewhat of a nuisance in the past few seasons.
Many critics have pointed out that the L2M report undermines referees and doesn't really add any sense of justice, especially since the reports do nothing to change the outcome of a previous game. To make matters worse, on Friday, a Twitter user pointed out a blatant error in the most recent L2M report from the Grizzlies and Pistons game.
LOL idiots! Do better! How the hell did Tyreke commit fouls if he hasn’t played since January 31st? @NBAOfficial 😂 pic.twitter.com/huze5pTUJ6
— Armando (@ArmanditoV) February 2, 2018
As you can see, this report clearly mentions Tyreke Evans twice, even though the Grizzlies haven't played him since January 31st. Although this can be interpreted as a small error, critics are bound to state the flaws of this league-wide practice even more. Issuing these reports must mean that the NBA's appointed committee takes a close look at how the final two minutes of a game went down. If that actually happened on Friday, Evans' name would not have been mentioned because it was obviously clear that he never played the game to begin with.
Hence, the NBA should do a better job of creating these reports. Surely, this practice can be used for the good of the league as a reference for players, coaches, and fans. However, if mistakes and issues are constantly made in these reports, the NBA will essentially defeat its purpose.
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