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In a tense matchup between two of the NBA's rising stars, Andre Drummond of the San Antonio Spurs and Victor Oladipo of the Los Angeles Lakers find themselves at the center of a controversial on-court incident. Midway through the fourth quarter, with the game tied at 92-92, Drummond and Oladipo become entangled during an inbounds play. Drummond claims Oladipo stepped on his foot, causing him to lose his balance, but the officials immediately call a technical foul on Drummond for an apparent flop. Furious, Drummond vehemently protests the call, arguing that Oladipo's actions were deliberate. "That is soft. That is so fucking soft," Drummond exclaims, as the tension escalates on the court. Oladipo, standing at an imposing 7'3", calmly tries to de-escalate the situation, but the officials remain steadfast in their decision, ejecting Drummond from the game. As the crowd erupts in boos, the arena's video board replays the incident, and it becomes clear that there was minimal, if any, contact between the two players. Drummond's teammates and the Spurs coaching staff scrutinize the footage, clearly perplexed by the officials' ruling. Even a fan in the stands, Aubrey Plaza, expresses her disbelief, saying, "No, no. Even the woman in the crowd. Foul. What? Boo. No. Oh, come on." After a lengthy review, the officials acknowledge their mistake, with one referee candidly admitting, "I fucked up. I'm sorry, my bad." Drummond is then allowed to return to the game, much to the delight of the crowd. As he approaches Oladipo, the two players engage in a tense exchange, with Drummond insisting that Oladipo had stepped on his foot. Oladipo appears to acknowledge the incident, thanking Drummond for his understanding. The game resumes, and Drummond, seemingly fueled by the controversy, knocks down a crucial three-pointer, giving the Spurs a late lead. The crowd erupts in cheers, as Drummond celebrates his redemption. In the end, the officials' willingness to correct their initial mistake and the players' sportsmanship help defuse the situation, allowing the game to continue in a more positive atmosphere.
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We got Drummond and Wemby just hanging out.
Pushed him.
They called it.
Did he just fall?
Did he push him?
What happened?
That was the first instance, okay?
And they call him for it, and they're going to get some free throws,
and Coach is like, what?
And Drummond is like, what, dude?
I barely touched you.
If that, looks like he's, like, yeah, he pushes him,
but I don't think enough to make him fall.
But he gets the call.
He sells it.
How about that?
They get the shot.
Meanwhile, they're fighting about it.
That's soft.
That is soft.
That is soft.
Look at me.
Look at me.
Look at me.
That is soft.
That is so fucking soft.
And Wemby's like, I don't know.
It seemed cool to me.
He puts his hand on the ref like they're,
Pals, he's 7'3", very tall.
Ref's not.
And then, okay, they're on each other again.
It's the same exact inbound.
Same score.
And he's down again.
And this time the ref's like, T, you're out.
Ejected.
You're gone.
Enough of that.
We can't have that in this league.
That's terrible.
Drummond says, you a fucking baby-ass bitch.
Yeah.
Yeah.
And ref, that's some bullshit.
Give me a fucking break.
Give me a break.
Give me a fucking break.
That's bullshit.
The fuck are you guys doing?
This is crazy.
This is crazy, man.
He's ejected.
I didn't flop.
I ain't no flop guy.
Coach is screaming.
Dude's beard on the right made me think he was blowing a huge bubble.
Top right.
I thought he was like blowing a big bubble.
But that's just his chin hair.
And then the rest of the hair isn't white.
Very interesting.
Coach is screaming.
Screaming.
Maxie is like, get out of here.
And they're like, also Drummond, you got to get here.
He says, hey, take this iPad.
I might have to get involved here.
All right.
Now we got a coach who's seen the video popping his head out.
Tells the head coach he stepped on his foot.
Wemby stepped on his foot.
Okay.
Now they know.
Drummond still has to leave.
This dude wants.
Oh, doesn't get it.
That's tough.
Aubrey Plaza's in the crowd.
She's going to tell her friends like he flopped.
He didn't even hit him.
What?
They look up at the replay.
No.
Oh, his teammates are looking up at the rate.
What?
He won't even look.
He knows what he's going to see.
His teammates are looking.
He's like, nah, don't need to.
I'm good.
I won't even check that out.
And this is what they're looking at when they watch it.
No contact there.
You know, upper body.
Like it would look like he shoved him.
That's what people would think.
And right there.
No, if anything, Wemby pushes off him.
So that's the replay the crowd's reacting to.
And then you got this angle as well, where it's like, wait,
what?
Happened?
Drumming didn't hit him that hard.
This lady.
No, no.
Even the woman in the crowd.
Foul.
What?
Boo.
No.
Oh, come on.
And then she looks at it and she's like, look at this.
Making me look dumb.
So we have this video from Nick Johnson dot art on Instagram with audio,
which is a real fun tie in.
I fucked up.
He gets a technical Drummond's in, I'm sorry, my bad on the first part.
Like, maybe don't be so quick to make such a brash call, like ejecting a
dude and just, or like allow them to just go to the monitor first.
But also you just want the right call in the end.
So kudos to them for saying, I fucked up.
I'm sorry, my bad.
That is.
You don't.
You don't see that a lot in officiating and major league, but oh my goodness.
Aubrey, what's going on.
Okay.
Choking herself out, trying to figure it all out.
Less oxygen, more information.
They're laughing.
Fans are excited.
Cause Drummond comes back now.
Yeah.
Oh yeah.
Wow.
Yes.
Excited.
Now when he comes over and he's like, no, he stepped on my foot.
No, no, no, no, no coach.
He stepped on my foot.
I didn't flop.
I'm not flopping out there.
They're like, well, I don't know.
They're giving you the technical.
They're getting shot.
So 29 points now.
And then here comes Drummond is the hero puts the Jersey back on his head space.
It's gotta be all over the place.
It's a wild ride.
Crowd's excited.
Here we go.
Yeah.
He comes in.
He finds when be right away.
What's up dog.
How's my hair feel on your cheek?
Nice.
Oh, look at that.
The crowd's like, Ooh, and he's right at him.
And that boy, something's going on now.
Something's going on.
He's like, what are you doing?
And now we're, that's going to come up to whammy.
He's going to tell him like, Hey, listen.
We're not calling you for it, but you kind of did.
He's like, thank you.
Thank you so much.
Thank you so much.
And, uh, Chris Paul doesn't know what's going on.
He's going to come up and ask the ref.
He's gonna say, how is that a flop?
How's that a flop?
There will be no technical file on the play.
There will be no flopping on the play as well.
We just want to resume on the baseline, San Antonio ball.
So nothing happened.
Nothing happened at all.
We didn't get two calls wrong.
Nothing happened.
We're just going to resume.
We're just going to resume where we were before.
Now, this is what happened when we didn't step on Drummond's foot drum and
stepped on when he's, and you won't see right here, he steps with his left
foot on top of his left foot.
And then when we kind of uses that to be like, I can use this, you know, I
don't think, I don't think it was enough to really make him fall.
He's like, Oh shit, he's on my foot.
I can try to make a move here.
Then him being on my foot will trip me.
And then that's a call.
I still think.
It's like.
It's just my opinion.
I don't think he really knocked him down.
Anyway, they finally inbound the ball.
They find a Wemby he's on Drummond's on him handed to Paul.
Okay.
They switch.
They get the switch.
They come back in Drummond's face nails to three.
He thinks he's vindicated.
He thinks he's won.
He thinks all is right in the world.
What do you guys think?
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Lip reading craziness.
Did they get the right call?
They definitely got it right.
By not.
Ejecting Drummond.
That was the wrong call.
Was it a flop?
Did he step on his foot?
I don't know basketball well enough.
You guys got to tell me that part.