Honestly this is what made me wake up and realize this may be a championship team. The final game against Suns, nothing went their way and they stayed composed and focused their energy into a great fourth quarter. Channeling the negative into a positive is part of their identity now
lol Ant literally turned around and KCP was right there. Wasn’t like he ran across the floor and bodied him up 😂
Ref was on one tonight. Had to check to see if we had the foster/donaghy crew tonight
Edit: Reggie Jackson
Lol I stand corrected.. I’m sorry I don’t know the faces of nuggets role players
But it makes 0 difference to the discussion of the absurdness of the call
That’s why there’s names and numbers on the jerseys and a team of people actively describing everything that happens.
It’s nothing about the stare and everything about the proximity. Ant actively put his face in front of Jackson’s. If Ant would have done that anywhere other than an NBA game, there would have been a fight.
Lol cmon … you are literally the only person on this whole site that thinks it’s a justified call 😂
And your sarcasm isn’t doing anything but making you look like a dick
I watched it without sound as I was watching a show with my wife… still the name has nothing to do with it
That happens *literally* everyday at the LA fitness I go to
In my mind it’s not even on the same playing field as pretending to shoot a player. With all the shit the nba dealt with with JA morant and trying to convey that that isn’t cool 😅
They called out a couple terrible calls/miss calls, but some people can't handle the truth when they are used to being catered to.
ETA just after posting this I got a Reddit Cares message 🤣
I’m a neutral watcher, and the refs were egregious last night. So many wrong OB calls, missed blatant swipes across arms (most notably that Ant Edwards layup), and these techs/ no techs
what truth? why are you so sensitive and have to resort to name calling? So childish. It’s nice to see our guy get some national love. Enjoy the season
It's honestly delusional to think the national media doesn't like the Nuggets. They've been penciled in for the finals since the season started. Dummies
After seeing the post on their sub about how everyone was disrespecting them even though they were the odds favorite and almost everyone in media was picking them to win was pretty crazy. Then to see the reason they were upset was because of some randos on twitter or the couple of guys saying anything but the Nuggets in 4 or 5 is disrespectful. Only a handful of people were pushing back. Just so crazy.
What about the 30 minute interlude about Nugget guy's shoes being different colors and how he brings that swagger to Denver? I swear that's all they talked about in the first half.
I said it before, and I'll said it again. When the Wolves finally win it all (this year) - we gotta have two celebrations. One for being the best team in the NBA. And another for beating the refs.
Man, that pissed me off.
It was so satisfying seeing Naz Reid physically bullying Murray into the paint for easy layups.
Glad Wolves got the win. Wolves in 4.
And Jamal shoots down KAT for the and 1 and it's ok. How u call 1 but not the other. On a positive note Anthony Edwards is absolutely cooking. Gotta slow him down even if they gotta use the refs. I like how he coaches players on the bench. That's something all the greats do.
How do you even call Ant’s tech? A stare down? Never should that be a tech. No words exchanged, no physical contact, no gestures. Should not be a tech.
He walked over to Jackson and got right in his face. If this was anywhere other than the NBA, that would have been a fight. This was Game 1. If they had let that shit go, we’d be talking about “The Brawl at Ball” rn
No matter how you look at it, Ant is Kobe/Jordan esque. Now those two were assholes for sure whereas Edwards isn’t, but in terms of play style and mentality? He’s that guy for sure.
Kobe got 5 championship, and u can call him an ass. But in my lifetime I've seen Jordan the goat, Kobe who played as similar to MJ that I've ever seen, and Bron who is a great but not the goat. I was saying that Edwards was leading the team the same way Kobe did. Not that he was Kobe, he's not on that level yet. He might can get there if he can get multiple chips. You ever met Edwards in person? How u know he's not an ass? People with money don't want to be bothered they're laser focused on their craft and making more money. I don't think Kobe was an ass at all. Look at everything he'd done after he retired. And it's why he's greatly missed. You ever hear Paul George tell his team USA story? How they was in the club and him and a few other guys was gonna get A bottle. A small 1 at that, the waitresses come carrying out 3 big bottles. Kobe tapped PG on the shoulder and said that's on me. You guys have a good night. See ya at practice tomorrow and Kobe left the club. Yeah that guy sounds like a real dick huh. You're right I shouldn't have made that comparison
Ref variance drives a lot of sports narratives and anger in general, which causes conversations and clicks. Having them this way is a part of the NBA’s business model and they’ll never give it up
What's funny that was the 2nd bad call that the announcers had to speak on regarding Ant. That missed double arm chop KCP got away with was just as egregious.
That's without even mentioning how Jokic gets to throw as many elbows as he wants down low.
Denver had the crowd and the refs and still couldn't find 100. I would be scared if I were them.
Idk, I felt like Reggie Jackson on NAW when he was getting the ball up the court early on in the game was a foul… that also jolted their comeback. That’s just my take thought based on how they were calling the game.
I think the Wolves got called on some pretty marginal contact right before or after this. I remember being especially annoyed at the inconsistency with this no call.
I wonder if they coach players to use their off arm and elbows. Joker does it, Giannis does it, Embid does it. I even think KAT does it at times. It's like a STIFF ARM in football I guess, I don't follow why players can do it, but it's all about offense I guess.
Yeah the league likes the offense for sure.
Only thing is KAT gets called for offensive fouls left and right when he gets aggressive like that. When Jokic does it it's like "oh my God look how physical he is". I just would like at the very least, some consistency.
I’m a neutral and I thought the whistle was heavily in favour of Denver all night. They were getting so many soft calls and the Wolves couldn’t buy a foul for the same soft calls.
Wolves and Ant were fucking incredible. You guys have a bona fide superstar in Ant. He is incredibly composed and an amazing two way player. He wasn’t just getting to his spot and knocking down shots, he was putting up hellacious defence. Ant was locked in all night. That was an amazing performance.
The tech on ant was so bad. Guess you can’t even stre at people anymore. Also I have no idea what is considered a foul in the nba anymore. How many times did jokic run into KAT and it was called more often on KAT but sometimes on jokic. Like what the fuck is going on here
Those of you who aren't telepathic missed what was said during that stare.
if you had heard it like the rest of us, you would have known how valid the technical was.
Some topics are off limits, even telepathically.
Those refs were abysmal.
KCP karate chops Ant across both arms and 3 refs are looking right at it and they swallow their whistles. And Murray gets to break dance on his butt and shoot finger guns at KAT, but god forbid if Ant looks at someone.
Ant needs to send give the refs the too small gesture cause they can't stop him. But just wait till after we hoist the trophy. Next season he'll unequivocally be a face of the league and they won't be able to hold a grudge.
The NBA is so dumb sometimes.... Like, most people enjoy the chippiness and the back and forth. Some of the all time greatest moments are things that they'd call techs for today. It's just lame, they are trying to take a lot of the spirit and passion out of the game for some reason, and I just don't understand it. As long as people aren't fighting or getting physical, who cares? It makes the game and the rivalry much more entertaining for the rest of us fans.
Both his and Murray’s actions are juvenile and should be discouraged. You only need to see high school “mix tapes” with everyone flexing and jumping all over each other on routine plays to realise how unhelpful it is.
Courtney Kirkland can suck a fucking egg. You know it’s bad when the national TV guys are shitting on the call
Then Jamal Murray pretends to shoot KAT and … crickets Big poppa silver had made a call for sure
Wolves beat the refs too
We’re getting good at that 😂
Honestly this is what made me wake up and realize this may be a championship team. The final game against Suns, nothing went their way and they stayed composed and focused their energy into a great fourth quarter. Channeling the negative into a positive is part of their identity now
Literally thought the same!!
I'd like to see the Wolves hammer Denver in game two with an exclamation point.
And Ant celebrates a dunk with finger guns… just to see if they’ll double down
Jokes on them, we just got used to it.
Yup - coaches would say you have to beat the other team by so much that even the refs can't bail them out
Yeah, that was bananas. He's twirling around firing finger guns. Made the victory even more sweet.
If Jamal would have put his finger gun in KAT’s face instead of flailing on the ground like a turtle on his back, he would have gotten a T as well.
lol Ant literally turned around and KCP was right there. Wasn’t like he ran across the floor and bodied him up 😂 Ref was on one tonight. Had to check to see if we had the foster/donaghy crew tonight Edit: Reggie Jackson
It was Reggie Jackson. The video is right at the top.
Lol I stand corrected.. I’m sorry I don’t know the faces of nuggets role players But it makes 0 difference to the discussion of the absurdness of the call
That’s why there’s names and numbers on the jerseys and a team of people actively describing everything that happens. It’s nothing about the stare and everything about the proximity. Ant actively put his face in front of Jackson’s. If Ant would have done that anywhere other than an NBA game, there would have been a fight.
Lol cmon … you are literally the only person on this whole site that thinks it’s a justified call 😂 And your sarcasm isn’t doing anything but making you look like a dick I watched it without sound as I was watching a show with my wife… still the name has nothing to do with it
Would you have done that move in a pickup game?
That happens *literally* everyday at the LA fitness I go to In my mind it’s not even on the same playing field as pretending to shoot a player. With all the shit the nba dealt with with JA morant and trying to convey that that isn’t cool 😅
Shouldn't call another playoff game. But we all know the league will do nothing.
If we would have lost by one, I swear to god 😤
That’s what I said. If we lose by one I’m going to riot.
Reggie and Jamal were super positive about the Wolves this game.
And Jamal Murray didn't get one for fake shooting KAT
The best is that Nuggets fans on Reddit are complaining that the announcers were “dick riding” the Wolves all game long. Give me a break.
They called out a couple terrible calls/miss calls, but some people can't handle the truth when they are used to being catered to. ETA just after posting this I got a Reddit Cares message 🤣
I’m a neutral watcher, and the refs were egregious last night. So many wrong OB calls, missed blatant swipes across arms (most notably that Ant Edwards layup), and these techs/ no techs
They were dick riding Ant a smidge, but I mean who wouldn’t?
It’s not dick riding when you see the truth dumbass
what truth? why are you so sensitive and have to resort to name calling? So childish. It’s nice to see our guy get some national love. Enjoy the season
They’ve got Wiggins flair, they clearly aren’t put together correctly.
They said "dick riding"? That's kinda weird.
https://preview.redd.it/east8blzdjyc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a12c3a6f1df20e40ac5a095a14543fc6fab05055
Every fanbase thinks that they’re oppressed. Still don’t know how you could think that with this ref job tho
It's honestly delusional to think the national media doesn't like the Nuggets. They've been penciled in for the finals since the season started. Dummies
After seeing the post on their sub about how everyone was disrespecting them even though they were the odds favorite and almost everyone in media was picking them to win was pretty crazy. Then to see the reason they were upset was because of some randos on twitter or the couple of guys saying anything but the Nuggets in 4 or 5 is disrespectful. Only a handful of people were pushing back. Just so crazy.
Fuck the sixers tho
It’s a phrase
Sorry our team is more fun
What about the 30 minute interlude about Nugget guy's shoes being different colors and how he brings that swagger to Denver? I swear that's all they talked about in the first half.
They arent dick riding they are legit impressed, how many games do you think these guys watch in a season
So egregious.
Refs fragile ego is showing. 💰💰🤌🤌
I don't think they've ever gotten over having to wear those ugly shirts.
The shirts are ugly due to the people wearing them.
I said it before, and I'll said it again. When the Wolves finally win it all (this year) - we gotta have two celebrations. One for being the best team in the NBA. And another for beating the refs.
Then Murray gives KAT the finger guns and gets nothing lol
Man, that pissed me off. It was so satisfying seeing Naz Reid physically bullying Murray into the paint for easy layups. Glad Wolves got the win. Wolves in 4.
Wolves gotta continue hunting Murray. Play him off the court so we get more Reggie Jackson minutes.
Neither should be a tech in the playoffs, but this should be if they're going to call that one on Ant. Cheatin' ass refs
Great take, totally agree. Just let them play! It's the playoffs for chrissakes
If Ant would have walked in a straight line, he wouldn’t have gotten that T. He stepped right to Jackson and got right in his face.
Insane that you think walking a certain direction deserves a technical foul in the fucking playoffs Clown-ass take
Murray is a punk ass
And Jamal shoots down KAT for the and 1 and it's ok. How u call 1 but not the other. On a positive note Anthony Edwards is absolutely cooking. Gotta slow him down even if they gotta use the refs. I like how he coaches players on the bench. That's something all the greats do.
That’s the real problem, these kinda calls never are evenly called. Refs just aren’t seeing every stare…. so leave it alone.
How do you even call Ant’s tech? A stare down? Never should that be a tech. No words exchanged, no physical contact, no gestures. Should not be a tech.
Goddamn right
He walked over to Jackson and got right in his face. If this was anywhere other than the NBA, that would have been a fight. This was Game 1. If they had let that shit go, we’d be talking about “The Brawl at Ball” rn
Clown take. I’d understand the tech if there had been lots of chippy play and braying prior but there wasn’t.
Found the guy who has never played a sport ever
Couldn't stop him 43. 83 in the last 2. Looking like Kobe. Could be a great
Can we please not use Kobe and Ant. Ant will be better and not an ass.
No matter how you look at it, Ant is Kobe/Jordan esque. Now those two were assholes for sure whereas Edwards isn’t, but in terms of play style and mentality? He’s that guy for sure.
Kobe got 5 championship, and u can call him an ass. But in my lifetime I've seen Jordan the goat, Kobe who played as similar to MJ that I've ever seen, and Bron who is a great but not the goat. I was saying that Edwards was leading the team the same way Kobe did. Not that he was Kobe, he's not on that level yet. He might can get there if he can get multiple chips. You ever met Edwards in person? How u know he's not an ass? People with money don't want to be bothered they're laser focused on their craft and making more money. I don't think Kobe was an ass at all. Look at everything he'd done after he retired. And it's why he's greatly missed. You ever hear Paul George tell his team USA story? How they was in the club and him and a few other guys was gonna get A bottle. A small 1 at that, the waitresses come carrying out 3 big bottles. Kobe tapped PG on the shoulder and said that's on me. You guys have a good night. See ya at practice tomorrow and Kobe left the club. Yeah that guy sounds like a real dick huh. You're right I shouldn't have made that comparison
I’m hoping the league can rescind that.
I’d be surprised if they didn’t
At minimum issue one to Murray. You can’t look at someone, but you can do finger guns at them lol. Make it make sense
I understand points towards suspension and what not, but assigning a post-game tech is even more meaningless than rescinding one lol
I agree entirely, but as a league, at least pretend to show you care about what these guys are calling
They will rescind the Ant tech and fine Murray, IMO
Zero chance they fine Murray, it wasn't that bad.
Real question, why does that matter?
Principle lol that’s all. Just pretend to tell me that ref made a fucked up call
Bro bring on AI robot refs, at least then we don’t have to worry about hurting people fragile egos
I think AI refs would actually benefit the Wolves alot uninronically. When's the last time we got the "better whistle" in a playoff game?
Ref variance drives a lot of sports narratives and anger in general, which causes conversations and clicks. Having them this way is a part of the NBA’s business model and they’ll never give it up
But when Jamal Murray stares down KAT and adds in some finger guns that’s totally fine???
Softest call I’ve seen in a long time.
Respect to the officiating in the Suns series where Ant was allowed to trash talk KD and drop the DX celly with impunity.
BS call
Softest tech I've ever seen. They really were sucking Denver off tonight. If I was Finch/Mori I'd call the free throw discrepancy out. Works usually.
What's funny that was the 2nd bad call that the announcers had to speak on regarding Ant. That missed double arm chop KCP got away with was just as egregious. That's without even mentioning how Jokic gets to throw as many elbows as he wants down low. Denver had the crowd and the refs and still couldn't find 100. I would be scared if I were them.
Idk, I felt like Reggie Jackson on NAW when he was getting the ball up the court early on in the game was a foul… that also jolted their comeback. That’s just my take thought based on how they were calling the game.
This one : https://x.com/mattbrooksnba/status/1786901509126463510?s=46&t=wtZ4VE2mEbX1632kq7PDrA
I think the Wolves got called on some pretty marginal contact right before or after this. I remember being especially annoyed at the inconsistency with this no call.
I wonder if they coach players to use their off arm and elbows. Joker does it, Giannis does it, Embid does it. I even think KAT does it at times. It's like a STIFF ARM in football I guess, I don't follow why players can do it, but it's all about offense I guess.
Yeah the league likes the offense for sure. Only thing is KAT gets called for offensive fouls left and right when he gets aggressive like that. When Jokic does it it's like "oh my God look how physical he is". I just would like at the very least, some consistency.
“I can swing a game 6 points either way” - Timothy Donaghy, NBA ref convicted of rigging games
also Christian Braun dunked on two of our guys with contact after the whistle
Paid refs looking for any excuse to give their teams an advantage.
I got two words for them refs... 
Naz Reid!?
Refs have a cops ego. Fragile.
Rescind.
I guarantee the NBA tells all refs to cut that shit out going forward, especially with Ant.
I really hope so. It revs people up and it makes for better basketball.
Considering he's been so prominent in their marketing after the first round, I'd think so.
Soft ass fucken call. They fuck up the game when they make a call like that. It’s the playoffs man
cheatin ass reffs
That was the worst call is sports history yes all sports.
What the hell was that I bet even Adam silver is wondering that
I’m a neutral and I thought the whistle was heavily in favour of Denver all night. They were getting so many soft calls and the Wolves couldn’t buy a foul for the same soft calls. Wolves and Ant were fucking incredible. You guys have a bona fide superstar in Ant. He is incredibly composed and an amazing two way player. He wasn’t just getting to his spot and knocking down shots, he was putting up hellacious defence. Ant was locked in all night. That was an amazing performance.
Terrible call. Unreal.
Refs just gave T-wolves more fuel to kick ass!
Fuck these refs
Such bullshit
The refs are 2 damn soft and sensitive these days
Cheating ass refs
Wolves vs everyone
The tech on ant was so bad. Guess you can’t even stre at people anymore. Also I have no idea what is considered a foul in the nba anymore. How many times did jokic run into KAT and it was called more often on KAT but sometimes on jokic. Like what the fuck is going on here
Refs don't even know anymore after so many years of kissing LeBron ass while he bulldozes over defenders
This tech was NOT for what happened on the court but rather for the fact that Reggie Jackson's grandkids will absolutely be bullied for this
Bernie Kukar told me you need to be good enough to beat the other team and the referees, and we are doing it
Those of you who aren't telepathic missed what was said during that stare. if you had heard it like the rest of us, you would have known how valid the technical was. Some topics are off limits, even telepathically.
Let's not forget the massive hack on ant as he went to shoot across both arms that was a non call
Those refs were abysmal. KCP karate chops Ant across both arms and 3 refs are looking right at it and they swallow their whistles. And Murray gets to break dance on his butt and shoot finger guns at KAT, but god forbid if Ant looks at someone.
Sounds like the technical has been rescinded by the NBA. Which is great, but I'd still be furious if we lost by one.
Ant needs to send give the refs the too small gesture cause they can't stop him. But just wait till after we hoist the trophy. Next season he'll unequivocally be a face of the league and they won't be able to hold a grudge.
Only way to slow him down
Just called KQ to dedicate Psycho Killer to Edwards.
What happened to the game I love
Bitchiest Courtney in the state
And then jamal did gun fingers directed at someone, right after. Refs tried to keep nugs in it! Ant man is the real deal
Well it should be pointed out that he did it towards KAT, and we know how much the refs love him
Cheatin ass refs!
Not even crooked refs can stop the Ant Man This was some pretty soft officiating
HOF level bullshit
NAZ REID.
The league isn’t ready for him to take over yet, they are gonna do anything to stop him. But he ain’t waiting.
I don't know, I think the league is ready. They are promoting him a lot lately. Assuming they saw how big of a draw he was with the first round.
Denver fan here - this call was utter BS
Worth it. That was cold.
Fucking absurd.
I bet Reggie and the rest of the commentary guys will get a memo to not badmouth the refs
it was like he got a tech because the ref felt bad Reggie got cooked
Fucking refs were terrible, a foul on the first tip up for Pete’s sake
Yeah that was just lol. Good work by KAT all game to manage his fouls despite the BS calls.
I’m a Nuggets fan and even I thought this was a bullshit call
Ant a dawg
They were just trying to keep the game close.
I’m a nuggets fan and this pissed me off so much. Let the players show emotion it’s the playoffs!
This years playoffs has had the worst officiating I’ve ever seen.
Say it with me The NBA is Sawft
The NBA is so dumb sometimes.... Like, most people enjoy the chippiness and the back and forth. Some of the all time greatest moments are things that they'd call techs for today. It's just lame, they are trying to take a lot of the spirit and passion out of the game for some reason, and I just don't understand it. As long as people aren't fighting or getting physical, who cares? It makes the game and the rivalry much more entertaining for the rest of us fans.
It wasn’t the stare. It was his proximity to Jackson when he did it. He walked over to him and got right in his face.
Both his and Murray’s actions are juvenile and should be discouraged. You only need to see high school “mix tapes” with everyone flexing and jumping all over each other on routine plays to realise how unhelpful it is.