Tonight’s matchup between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Clippers came down to the final seconds. James Harden rose for a potential game-tying three with 6.3 seconds left, and as the shot missed, he turned to the officials, expecting a whistle. Sixers guard Quentin Grimes had closed out hard on the attempt, and there was an immediate belief in the Clippers that the contact had taken place. However, the whistle never blew, and the Sixers went on to close out the game.

The league addressed the moment shortly after the final buzzer, with The Philadelphia Inquirer ‘s Keith Pompey asking Crew Chief Curtis Blair to explain the reasoning behind the no-call. Blair replied, “ During live play, it was deemed that Grimes legally contested Harden’s three-point shot .”

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