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Originally Posted by BadNewsRef
Actually it was Andrew Bynum who came over Perkins back, and he was called for a foul. Kobe was on the side of Perkins swiping at the ball.
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This is true, but Kobe gave Perkins a push with his left hand as Perkins was going up. He didn't swipe at the ball until Perkins feet hit the floor. They showed that on the first replay. After that they only showed Bynum going over Perkins back. You should also notice that Bryant immediately turned and started his usual "whine" when the whistle blew. I assume he thought the foul was on him.
IMO, they should give Bryant a whistle or let him call his own fouls like they do in pickup games. I'm surprised he doesn't get T'd up more.