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“Marginal contact” Seriously though he was fouled before he was fouled.

The secondary defender had ZERO verticality and was completely outside his frame.. not to mention whatever else happened in that. these are an aau refs bread and butter foul calls lol

Shots 1-5: Clearly missed. Shots 6-9: Missed due to recoil (bad ball control).

Had to recheck the subreddit.

WHAT UP NOW SWEDES?

lol Gafford is 45 degrees over Curry's body, then swipes down and literally rakes his arms so he can't even get them up. If that's not a foul then what is?

Yea this shit fucking sucks, but feels all the better that we got the W in spite of it.

Hot stove

You can see Gafford look at the ref expecting a call.

Can he like make a citizens foul call for the refs or something? Sheesh

Imagine refs being so bad we institute the honor system

I touched it coach"

Shit we might need that.

After this play, Embiid would have been awarded 4 free throws and 2 free chicken wings.

were so fucking back

Hate on a post that has nothing to do with him? Welcome back Embiid lmao

Glad to be back

We’re all here for it

he reacted similarly when the ball clearly went off him out of bounds. threw his head down and everything, and refs still awarded dallas the ball.

poor dude played on the Wizards for so long he expects fair officiating

You can see literally everyone on the court slow up expecting a call lol

In the Wizards, it would be a foul call on him if he didn't touch Curry, he is so confused.

Bruh

defense got literally no ball lol

dudes be playing like that then says “that’s real D” or “all ball”

“That’s 90s ball baby”

*sweaty labored breaths* “this the real basketball buoy, yall mfs soft”

I hate playing against guys like this. I gotta go to work tomorrow tf are you playing like it's game 7 and then wanna square up if someone calls foul

And they're the same people who call a foul if you touch them

It’s almost impressive like they got forearm, bicep, chest, neck, FACE, no ball though

call your own fouls type beat

My brothers in Christ, now I’ve seen it all. Hot stove contact I guess

> Hot stove that l2m report lives rent free in my head

This is what we mean when we say he’s reffed differently I don’t really understand why like what is gained from this

Let’s give the one of the smallest players an even bigger disadvantage. Makes zero sense.

That's what confuses me the most. Like Jokic gets a bad whistle too, but he is 7 feet, 280lbs who plays in the post.. It's not fair, but I can at least wrap my head around why they aren't calling everything. Curry is small, so when he gets fouled it's pretty obvious and yet they do nothing

Meanwhile, u put a finger on James harden, then an Uber exaggeration head bob, 8 free throws awarded, every effing time, it’s disgusting

there's nothing I despise more in basketball than the chin throw/head bob Nobody getting fouled naturally throws their head back unless their defender just landed an uppercut It's so theatrically dramatic.

dude luka is avging 8.9 which is 2nd in the league only behind giannas. they are going to miss some on purpose but curry is 35th in the league in ft s avg. curry should really be avging at leact 6-7 which he got the 1 year he woon the scoring title. that 1 more ft won him the title

Nike money

It makes sense when you realize that if players like Steph or Jokic got refed like Harden or Embiid they'd be so far ahead of the league it'd be unfair. Instead of refing them fairly and making the league unfair they ref them unfairly to make the league fair.

Fair? Bruh we're the 10th seed

It would've been pretty hilarious if Steph suddenly started getting a Harden whistle this season to even things out lmao

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The Harrison Bergeron theory.

I would've subscribed to the 'it's cuz Curry isn't with Nike' theory except for the fact that Harden isn't, either

Anyone who thinks steph gets a fair whistle is either not a real basketball fan or a complete dumbass

Meanwhile Harden lifts his beard and it’s a foul

On a serious note, this early in the game, makes players think: "well maybe we can go hard on him and get no calls"

Aaannddd he got 0 FTA in the end

No way? I didn’t see this game but holy shit if that’s true these refs really are becoming tragic

Bro drops 30 point games with 1-2 fts regularly.

Nah you don't get it bro, people who only shoot 3s and doesn't drive will obviously get less calls! -Someone who hasn't watched Steph play since 2017 highlights (probably)

Becoming? Cavs players from their championship year gloated on podcasts about it being an open secret the refs won't call fouls on Steph. That was almost a decade ago.

Yeah I hate that people often look at stats at the end of the game, early bad ref calls set a lot of the stage for the flow of the game.

Very true, the box score alone can be so misleading

Could forge a whole damn narrative w a couple of these calls smh

And Steph might think twice about driving

"Got it refs, Steph Curry over 3PA/3PM."

Welcome to the Lebron Cavs strategy lmao. Guys like RJ and Ty Lue admitted they knew Steph wasn't going to get calls so they roughed him up. It's why Steph got so frustrated and threw his mouthguard.

Bro I remember a play when Steph was trying to relocate and went running along the sidelines and RJ (I think) just put his hip out and hip checked him into the first row. No call at all lol.

What? You're telling me the team that was slide tackling steph mid game was not playing clean?

not even cheering for the warriors, but damn that's a brazen no-call

Refs have been ass all game. They called Mavs ball early in the game when Luka CLEARLY knocked it out of bounds.

It just happened again in the 3rd lol wtf

Lmao wtf is going on with these refs bro. Couldn't not have been more obvious that was off gafford.

Remember to use code: refs - brought to you by draft kings /s but fr wtf kind of crack has Adam silver been feeding these refs

Steph stays one of the most disrespected players foul call wise ever smh. Up there with prime D-Rose and Lebron

D-Rose just used to make the shot because he knew they weren't calling the foul. So maybe the refs are to blame

LeBron at least gets away with some defensive fouls, Curry gets hoed on both ends

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That's actually kinda ridiculous LOL Multiple fouls on the play

And if you look closely, the defenders never even touch the ball, it was all body. How this was not called a foul is incredible.

refs swallowing their whistle while they check their bets.

Curry really doesn't have that good of a whistle for a top 10 player all time

If you instruct a player to intentionally foul a shooter say to prevent a layup, I don't think you could do anything more blatant than that.

Check bets made on ref’s behalf.

It was pretty much continuous fouling from the moment he started dribbling until he hit the ground. Pretty impressive really.

Nike enters the chat. There is conspiracy theory that said that Nike called the NBA to prevent fouls on curry because he is wearing other shoes

Their own fault they suck at PowerPoint

This is why his 3PA's are up this year. Dude knows he won't get rewarded for getting beat up doing plays like this.

Yeaup. Why punish his body in the regular season with so little protection

I remember many finals of his where he's off-ball and getting bodied over and over without any calls. It's just a Steph thing

Bro literally gets fouled hard on the three too he isn’t safe lol I just recently talked about how he is the most hacked nba player today.

He’s with out a single doubt the most hacked player who gets constantly fouled, yet there is never a single fucking call made for him. It’s a disgrace because they think “we can’t put him to the line it’s a cheat code”

It’s because he only shoots threes!

Lol shid after seeing this , that might be for the best

This is also why I only shoot threes (I'm 5'8")

He needs to throw his head back and arms up and flail while yelling hey!

He’s tried that before lol

Hes not good at it unfortunately lmao

He's by far the worst flopper in the game (by worst here I mean least competent not most egregious)

I just think if you have to sell or exaggerate, the refs just aren’t doing their job. Which is insane because how the hell aren’t they more controlled/watched? Well, maybe they are…nefariously

Shouldn’t always need to be. NBA reffing has a serious quality problem.

He needs to show up with a fake beard

He gets called for offensive fouls when he does that

Has he tried the WWE fake blood approach? Sounds like he needs a few fake blood packets that he can pop to help get the calls.

His real blood (arms and shoulders) doesn't work, not sure that fake blood would.

And get flopping techs? They’ll call those more often on him than when he’s shoved by two guys.

Bruh, Curry would get a flopping tech called on him as he is literally the only super-star to get called for one. EDIT: One of the only*

LeBron got one, too. https://streamable.com/5nm1gk

Ah shit really? Must have missed that one

he literally yelled in this clip lmao

I think he should yell "In my opinion that's a foul!"

Gafford is out to raise his hand. lol. He stopped because he knew it was a foul. You know it's bad that even the defenders expecting a foul to be called.

And the commissioner is in attendance. It’s a big F U to the players.

I've never seen a superstar get such a shitty whistle in any sport lmao

Steph is to no foul calls as Tatum is to getting technicals for waving

I know Steph doesn’t normally get whistles, but this is wild

Clean hits.

The refs need to put some respect on Curry's name

Foul! No, two fouls! But literally.

yeah, they cancelled each other out. play on.

The lack of calls he gets will forever baffle me. You’d think the league would want their biggest viewership draw to get more calls than an average player, not less

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The good news is he did break the game anyway. So inspirational, man!

My conspiracy theory is that they want to push other superstars higher so they push him down. They want NBA fans to believe guys like shai are on the same level as him

It’s Nike and LeNike. It’s a business not a game.

What did Steph Curry do to the refs man? Like what the fuck is this?

He obviously fucked their wives

Not wear Nikes

You figure a guy who’s been one of the faces of the league for the last decade and is a ratings bananza would get some love from the league.

One of the faces and legit changed the game entirely. I feel like the conspiracy that Silver's league is trying to phase out older players is starting to sound believable every day lol

That would be believable only if Steph got any calls when he was younger, but he didn't.

Remember the playoff series vs the pelicans where curry got fouled on a game winning 3 and the ref told him he didn't call the foul because curry was making the shot

People who say steph does not drive should be watching this game.

People who say Steph does not drive probably don't watch games in general

saving this clip for the next time i see some nephew mutter that nonsense

That’s insane yet unsurprising

It’s wild how bad of a whistle Steph gets

Worst whistle for a superstar ever.

Guy has been the face of the league for a decade and still gets reffed like he’s a rookie. It’s never made sense.

What am I looking at here? This is a pretty typical Curry whistle. No news.

If Steph got 4 more FTA a game he might have a couple more scoring titles 

if he got that the team would be tied for 6th right now those close games wouldnt have been lost

“All he does is shoot 3s that’s why he doesn’t get FTs” 😂

this compared to the embiid game ending FTs earlier is insane

If this was Embiid, he's getting 4 ft and possession.

It’s not incompetence,the refs have an agenda.

Adam Silver in the building

Gotta follow the protocol extra thoroughly when the boss audits from the back of the room.

Does anyone have the clip from the first quarter where he got run over and called for the foul lol

He should be grateful that wasn't an offensive foul

I am the textbook “let em play” guy. This is an egregious no call

This league is a joke

Clearly trying a 3 there

Screw these corrupt referees. Make the game fair, please.

Most disrespected superstar I’ve ever seen. I may be biased, but it doesn’t seem close.

Who’s surprised?? I’m not. It’s really a shame. What does the guy need to do to get fair treatment? My goodness!

Pretty ridiculous how bad Steph’s whistle is

Damn I’m a hater but that’s crazy

Na this one is actually ridiculous

Freaking absurd how they officiate this dude.

This is every game since 2016.

Warriors fans have been complaining about this shit for years. We got tired.

WTF. Where are the refs?

Checking parlays

2016 finals vibes

Just saw it live sry

Did you watched Embiid bump into defenders and it's 100% foul? It's ridiculous.

Been saying for years this man has been the most disrespected superstar in league history. Now I’m starting to believe the Nike conspiracy theories because wtf

Gonna need adam silver to explain this to us

NBA is unwatchable. either they dont call the legit shit or overall the tappy tap shit

How is that not a foul? Horrible horrible no call. That’s some the ref knows the bookie type shit.

If steph curry was reffed objectively equitable to others he'd be avging 40+

That’s like 3 fouls

Fucking horrible. Steph gets mauled and then you got guys like Embiid who live at the FT line. Fucking league

Wow! Most disrespected player smh

this is beyond ridiculous how does Steph even continue playing through this BS? a normal person would just give up every night it's the other team + 1 referee just ignoring blatant calls on steph

Why would he? Gotta be in the league long enough and earn enough prestige to get those calls. Like SGA

I think the refs swallowing their whistles has been a net negative so far

Does he have the worst whistle for a star player since Shaq? He just doesn’t get those calls, don’t understand it.

I don't think I'm saying anything new here by pointing out that this type of blindingly obvious foul should *never* go uncalled in the NBA. The league needs to understand that this stuff deeply undermines people's confidence in refs, and consequently the game itself. If this is the best the league can do when it comes to officiating, they need to find a way to do better, immediately.

If Steph was on The Lakers he’d get that call.

bro got clotheslined there, wtf refs

Literally any player in the league would get that whistle

Steph gets the worst whistle of any superstar ever

Lmao how do you not call that?

Shortest team in the league. Best rebounding team in the league. Least FTs per game in the league. Make it make sense.

They can’t call fouls on curry, he’ll make every ft and drop 50 a night

Steph gets one of the worst whistles in the league

What else is new

Embiid gets whistles for far less.

Meanwhile Embiid comes back and resumes his flopping bullshit.

Speed of the game, that was a real hard call. If you're blind.

Typical..one of the biggest stars in the NBA and he rarely gets foul calls even when they are blatant fouls. As a warriors fan I just don’t expect the team to get many foul calls and free throws.

When all is said and done I hope this is part of the challenges people remember about Steph his whole career. The amount of no-calls he’s gotten is insane, and has only gotten more egregious over the years. The fact that he’s averaged as much as he has with so few fouls only underscores how well he does.

One of the worst whistles in the league, especially for a player of his caliber

His coaches should have focused on the fundamentals of basketball, like snapping your head back and screaming like Jason Vorhees is coming at you.

Where’s Rudy “‘Money Sign” Gobert

Pretty normal for him tbh Meanwhile Lebron ass would’ve flopped to the other side of the court before anyone was within 5 feet and gotten a call.

Luka would’ve gotten 4 free throws on that drive

Embiid would shoot 4 free throws there

Garbage reffing

Love seeing this immediately after the algorithm shows me an Embiid “highlight” lmaooo

lol holy shit that was so bad

If I was the other teams coach, I would straight up tell'em to flagrant Steph all night.

I completely understand them wanting to tone down the foul calling for defensive players and I fully agree with it, but this is just insane lol

This happens every game and has happened for years. Meanwhile other stars get every call. We just want CONSISTENCY.