Devin Booker starred in a controversial play on Wednesday night, where the Phoenix Suns succumbed to the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 4 of the 2021 NBA Finals.
With less than four minutes in the 4th quarter, Jrue Holiday took off on a fast break; as he goes for the layup, Booker wraps him up, fouling the point guard. However, referees didn’t blow the whistle, leaving Book to play the rest of the game for free.
LMAO HOW DID THEY NOT CALL THIS FOUL ON DEVIN BOOKER pic.twitter.com/2vDBJ3nmWN
— Slightly Biased (@BiasedSlightly) July 15, 2021
The good thing for the Bucks was that Giannis Antetokounmpo caught the ball and scored two points, but everybody knew the Suns shooting guard deserved to get the call and exit the game after recording his 6th foul of the night. Bucks fans couldn’t believe what they saw, attacking the refs after the play.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-dP57NLfOE
In the end, this didn’t have many repercussions in the game, but the NBA world wasn’t happy about it. Media members had something to say about this, flooding social media with their opinions on a very questionable decision by the refs.
One of the all time no calls on Booker’s 6th foul. Legendary stuff. He actually fouled him twice!!!!
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) July 15, 2021
Devin Booker…taking a chance!
— Vincent Goodwill (@VinceGoodwill) July 15, 2021
Devin Booker is officially a superstar. That was clearly his sixth foul and it wasn’t called. Be legendary, indeed.
— Frank Isola (@TheFrankIsola) July 15, 2021
Oh wow! No call on Booker.
— Jon Krawczynski (@JonKrawczynski) July 15, 2021
What was Booker doing???????
— Marcus Thompson II (@ThompsonScribe) July 15, 2021
That no call on Devin booker is officiating malpractice
— Tony Jones (@Tjonesonthenba) July 15, 2021
Devin getting that star whistle there…
— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) July 15, 2021
That’s a foul. I’m sorry.
— David Aldridge (@davidaldridgedc) July 15, 2021
Wow- that was wild- and Booker's 6th foul…
— Matt Winer (@MattWinerTV) July 15, 2021
One of the funniest non-calls I’ve ever seen.
— Fred Katz (@FredKatz) July 15, 2021
Devin Booker should've just fouled out right there. That will be a moment to remember moving forward. Bucks get the two points after Giannis Antetokounmpo cleans up the miss, but Suns will gladly take that, as Booker remains in the game with Phoenix up 1 with 3:30 to go.
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) July 15, 2021
“Holiday…fouled by Booker, but they don’t call it!!”
– Mike Breen
That’s horrible officiating, but great play-by-play.
— Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) July 15, 2021
Live look at Devin Booker pic.twitter.com/pdCJKD12Li
— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) July 15, 2021
Natural instinct for Book was to foul I think – then pulled back super late when he realized. But no call and he’s still in the game.
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) July 15, 2021
That will be a foul on Devin Booker in tomorrow’s Last 3:30 Report.
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) July 15, 2021
That is an insane non-call on Booker. And I'm sorry — you're not going to convince me the referees weren't keenly aware that would have been six fouls. There is no angle where that looks like anything but a foul.
— Chris Mannix (@SIChrisMannix) July 15, 2021
As Frank Isola said, this shows that Booker is officially a superstar, and he’s getting that treatment by the refs. During his first playoff run, the young guard has been terrific, earning a lot of respect around the league.
Nevertheless, you won’t find many people that think he made a clean defense on Jrue Holiday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6l_Bj381U0
