28 March 2024 – By Ryan Letsika
In one of the most controversial matches last night that saw James Harden getting booed by the home crowd when he and the LA Clippers paid the Wells Fargo Centre a visit in a battle against the 76ers.
Philly let Harden have it all night, but what transpired in the final seconds of the match was the main talking point from social media, podcasts, television shows, blogs and newspaper articles.
Oubre had received the ball with less than a second remaining he drove for the basket and drew contact but no call was made, which incited coach Nick Nurse and Oubre after losing 108 – 107.
Oubre yelled profanities at each referee which will see him get fined. Crew chief, Kevin Scott later said in a pool report that a foul should have been called.
Oubre addressed his actions after the game.
“First and foremost, heat of the moment,” Oubre said. “This is an intense basketball game, of course. And we’re not perfect. The refs aren’t perfect. I want to apologize for just losing my cool, because that’s something I try to work on each and every day, and try to represent God in the best way I possibly can, and that wasn’t it. So I just ask for forgiveness.
“But I saw Coach Nurse getting riled up and if our coach is going to fight for us and he’s going there, then I’m right behind him. But at the end of the day, it wasn’t cool. So I’ll take whatever penalties come with that and you have to move on, but I got to be better in a sense.”
Meanwhile, Nurse said his team couldn’t blame the loss entirely on the referees
“Well, at 104-101, we had the ball sideline, [and] Tyrese [Maxey] breaks into the backcourt wide open, slips and falls, and they get an and-1 out of that,” Nurse said. “We come down and score, they’re full-court press and they knock one off of Kelly out of bounds.”
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