End of game "let them play"

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Originally Posted by Y2Koach

Happened a few weeks ago. Championship game of a tournament, score is close throughout the whole game. Intense game, but well played, very few fouls committed by either team. With 7 seconds left, team A down by 1, A1 pulls up at the freethrow line for a potential game winning jumper. B1 slides over but is too late to make a defensive play, so he punches A1 in the stomach. Newbie official calls a foul, but veteran ref comes over to over rule his call: "listen, it's a close game, we gotta let them play. We haven't called this all game, so we can't call it now with 7 seconds left. We gotta let the players decide the outcome of the game." They go with an Inadvertant Whistle, team A retains possession of the ball. A2 is trying to inbound the ball on the sideline and steps over the line. Newbie official calls a violation, but again, veteran ref over rules the call: "listen, it's a close game, we gotta let them play. We haven't called this all game, so we can't call it now with 5 seconds left. We gotta let the players decide the outcome of the game." Inadvertant Whistle, team A possession. Inbound pass, A3 is fouled and is on the line for a one and one. He misses the first freethrow, but knowing the shot will be short, he sprints across the FT line before the ball contacts the rim and gets his own rebound, scores as the buzzer goes off. Team B coach is screaming about the FT violation, veteran ref tells coach: "listen, it's a close game, we gotta let them play. We haven't called this all game, so we can't call it now with 2 seconds left. We gotta let the players decide the outcome of the game."

True story...

Does this guy work for streets and sanitation in Chicago? Sounds like he's just grabbing a paycheck and going throught the motions. Sad