[Goose]

I can feel the pain of refTN!

This past weekend, I had a similar situation, only Team A was leading by 3 with 20 seconds to play. Last game of the Saturday night around 10:00pm.

Team a inbounds and is pressured near the endline in their backcourt. A1 then tries to pivot out of the pressure and unfortunately steps on and over the endline. Me being ever watchful as the new trail administering, looks right down the line and of course, I blow the whistle, and point to the spot of the infraction. Team B now inbounds under their basket and off course hits a 3 to take the game into O.T. "Rats", looks like I won't get home till at least 11:30, and on a Saturday night to boot.

Then what makes matters worse, we go to OT and of course Team A falls behind, and with the clock approaching 1 minute to go, team B steals the dribble at the old hash mark in their frontcourt. B1 breaks away from A1, so of course, A1 tries to prevent B1 from a clear breakaway and you guessed it, pushes B1 squarely in the back with both hands, arms fully extended. Of course, I have Intentional. Gym goes ballistic, except for team B. Team B goes on to win. On the way out, after about 15 minutes, into a rainy night, around 11:00 pm, I get feedback from a fan on how bad my call was. Which one I don't know, and didn't stick around to ask.

But, I do feel the pain. Tough way to end a 12 hour day!

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