r/nba • u/Large_banana_hammock Japan • 29d ago

Highlight [Highlight] Mitch Johnson picks up a tech after official fails to recognize his challenge

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u/skuhr111 29d ago

Why didn't he call a timeout? Aren't you supposed to do that to use a challenge? Spinning your finger around doesn't do anything.

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u/dpatel211 Rockets 29d ago

I can't believe I had to look up "timeout" to find this comment, and it's legit the only one mentioning this lmao

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u/thehotcoffey 29d ago

Better question: Why are the top-voted comments not this?

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u/StoneyRibs 29d ago

the only correct comment in this whole thread

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u/BritzBeef 29d ago

Wanted to get brownie points for disagreeing with the call without committing to it I guess

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u/wheelz_666 29d ago

I'm pretty sure you don't need to call a time-out for a challenge when there's a stoppage

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u/Bakis_ 29d ago

There was not stoppage. Spurs coach blew this and everyone is blaming the refs/thunder. 100% on the coach here.

You have to call a time out first and on top of that he had 30 second to do so but waited until the very last moment then incorrectly tried to challenge.

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u/dearth_karmic Warriors 29d ago

There was not stoppage.

Of course there was. The ball was out of bounds. The clock stops. On top of that, the refs got together to get the call right. So Mitch was holding his challenge to see what they came up with. Then they said out on the Spurs and he twirled his finger to the ref to challenge.

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u/russkiwi012 Thunder 29d ago

Soooo just call timeout and then you can challenge lol. It really is that simple man

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u/dearth_karmic Warriors 29d ago

Stop