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As usual, I am going to read waaay more into it...
Bad call and not a defensive foul, plus red got it anyway, however.....
I feel that the ref was disappointed that he did not possibly have a cylinder foul and, moreso, passed on the defensive armbar for 2 dribbles. Then he felt obligated to the offense (shot clock at 10) and all that pulled his trigger. The reaction from the defensive player/coach/crowd would have been much less had he initially called, in a selling fashion, the defensive armbar.
This type of "psychological" call is frequent. Official hesitates on one thing then reacts to quickly on the next.
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