Had this exact situation happen to me Thursday night. I called a phantom travel after a player lost player control. Coach was a bit less than thrilled, even though it was the waning moments (3 minutes left) and his team was up by 20.
A minute or so later, his team was shooting FTs, and I was standing right next to him. Here's the conversation:
Me: "Coach, you were absolutely right about that travel call, I completely kicked that one"
Coach: "Ok, thanks for your honesty. You know, I don't mind it when an official admits his mistake"
Me: "Appreciate that, coach. It won't happen again."
And that was the end of it.
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