Inside the NBA Reacts to Rick Carlisle's Comments on Officiating in Game 2 vs. Knicks

Shaq, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Ernie Johnson talk Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle's postgame comments on the officiating in their Game 2 loss to the Knicks.
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[@BassGods]

Shaq: I’m not an 80% free throw shooter. Chuck: You’re not a 60% shooter either. 😂😂😂

[@Ruben-13]

Shaq always makes everything about him and his word is the gospel 😂

[@DrMa7sheye]

he is becomin the most hated troll.

[@d_millz]

😂😂

[@DeepDivineJourney]

Lmfaoooo

[@DaBossMan32]

It’s hard to listen to Shaq 3/4 of the time on here man… the way he talks down to Barkley. I mean just imagine Barkley in Shaq’s body lol

[@nassiglutt6587]

There you go the 4 rings, his only equalizer 😂

[@jovenhate]

Klay Thompson 😂

[@Idgaf_memes]

Shaq cried all the time wtf is he talking about lol

[@scottdavidson9963]

❤

[@focuz4899]

He got fouled all the time too 😂. He's the originator of the Hack-A-Shaq.

[@micray143]

I disagree Shaq hardly ever cried

[@chefTimour]

5:49 “cried like a little … girl” he was about to say Bi… that’s why he paused 😂😂

[@mob4336]

Reminds me of some of the Nuggets from their game

[@tregainsfitness4928]

Lmao Shaq brought up them rings and instantly made Chuck mad 😂

[@mob4336]

@@tregainsfitness4928 Charles deserved a ring unfortunately didn’t get it

[@ShottaKenya]

The only defense Shaq ever has over Chuck is winning championships and he uses it anytime he gets owned by Chuck

[@kcmac9298]

Shaq has been whining about being fouled and cheating for 25 years now. Never mentions how he never got called for 3 seconds and was only one allowed to camp under the basket on both sides.

[@1kbmahan]

Okay? So what? He won 4 rings and a successful career in the nba.

[@TheUsual210]

Facts! Along with plowing and dislodging defensive players.

[@galexcabrera3449]

@@1kbmahan would've won nothing if not for kobe

[@kntfhvn]

clearly these are all just assumptions coz if you've been watching laker games during shaq's era, you can clearly see that the dude is always in motion. the triangle is a complicated play that needs all 5 players on the court to be moving their feet. saying shaq was just camping in the paint is such an ignorant and casual thing to say.

[@brentoniverson1020]

​@@galexcabrera3449 Kobe wouldn't have won shit without Shaq/Gasol. Like Kobe got it alone lol

[@SSSMOR.]

Shaq never listened to phil Jackson. Phil did say in interviews he was turned in video to the leauge about missed calls

[@carlosleger8475]

Hmm, the pacers didn’t take advantage when Brunson was out, they can’t stop a nosebleed, they got out hustled, gave up a 10 point halftime lead. But it’s the refs fault they lost? 🤔

[@meanmr.mustard3511]

Fair

[@gallager2116]

Well obviously refs fault. This the crap i hate take a loss its pacers fault not refs nor knicks. Brunson missed about 3rd of game they lost ok who we blame

[@1kbmahan]

@@gallager2116the refs don’t make you play bad defense and not get rebounds or scoring points. The refs don’t make you lose games, if bitching and crying is all you speak of then improve and overcome the odds.

[@JackDosti]

@@1kbmahanstill we know that refs can change the game speed and that is very important. It makes the team unbalanced.

[@CleanMusicLover229]

Starting big man only had 6pts

[@viperrecords3288]

“Guys I just don’t understand they’re the Knicks. Were supposed to beat them” - Rick Carlisle

[@chowyunfat8898]

It's really sad to see shag act so self-centered and immature

[@chowyunfat8898]

@@xk302a 💯

[@Cmcoluch]

He was doing it all night from what I understand

[@chowyunfat8898]

@@Cmcoluch get the shag outta dere!!!

[@pdizzle5302]

After the 2000 Lakers/Kings series, Shaq lost all rights to say he got bad calls. He was blatantly handed at least one NBA title because of the refs.

[@ИванИванов-я8к9щ]

1:56 Nobody in a game has been fouled more than me. 😂 It's always about Shaq.

[@AggravatedMan365]

If you were watching basketball when he played you'd know he actually was

[@greatwhitesufi]

​@AggravatedMan365 these lil kids don't know why the Hack a Shaq is called the Hack a Shaq. They just in their feelings because Shaq said something about their favorite player

[@Gboi8]

​@@AggravatedMan365he also fouled everybody. What's your point?

[@KevinMackey-p4b]

@@Gboi8 his point was that Shaq got fouled more than anyone else 😂😂😂did you really not understand that? Google is free.

[@pdizzle5302]

The people that bring up hack-a-Shaq are completely missing the point. When Shaq was fouled at the end of games, the foul was actually called and he went to the line. That is a pretty big difference compared to someone saying players are getting shoved in the back and no foul is called. It's an apples to oranges comparison.

[@James-wk5mj]

I love these guys almost more than watching the games!

[@PatriotsAndTruth]

Really? They are the worst set of broadcaster/analysts in all of television lol

[@marvymarv959]

Trust me it’s just chuck. I never see clips of the show when Barkley isn’t there…he brings the entertainment.

[@PatriotsAndTruth]

@@marvymarv959 yeah he goofy af and people are entertained by that lol

[@ambroseavery5229]

⁠​⁠@@PatriotsAndTruth The worst? Really? They’ve only won 18 Sports Emmy awards, so your opinion obviously isn’t in the majority.

[@PatriotsAndTruth]

@@ambroseavery5229 and why would my opinion be with the majority? What do you think I’m a sheep? lol go baaahhhh somewhere else

[@BXMarathoner26]

Shaq complained about being fouled and would knock people over in the paint while on defense is just funny as hell. I love how much he does for charities and the community but man when he talks about his career he's got some blinders on.

[@ericday4505]

I love Shaq and Charles, but basically they are saying what, officials are bad and you have to overcome them, well, no , how about just getting the calls correct. To try and act like officials dont have a major impact on the game is crazy. Last series Knicks and Philly, game 2, Philly got flat out screwed they were leading late off a missed knicks shot the ball winds up in Maxeys hands, he was fouled and the ball was taken and the knicks scored. And they went on to win. Instead of that series being tied up Philly is down 2 nothing and they never recovered, officiating plays a huge part in these games. And in back to back series, in crucial game 2, the knicks got major help. Its just not fair.

[@Oracio.M.Perata]

Pacers just got lucky getting into the semis due to opponent injuries. They cannot even beat NY with an injured Randle & Robinson. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@gabepizza]

And Bojan

[@crxtreme69]

Bring back randle and the Knicks are done lmao

[@jimmie_g]

stop it. In the regular season the Pacers beat the Bucks with all their players in all but 1 game where Giannis damn near scored 70 points. And Pacers won the season series against the Knicks. You either don't watch basketball much, or you have selective memory.

[@afalseerra9517]

@@jimmie_gregular season don’t matter when the postseason starts, the injured bucks held the pacers under 100 at least twice in that series, if you think the bucks don’t win games like that with Giannis you’re the casual. The packers are soft and don’t play defense at all they never stopped Giannis. Definitely would’ve been a different series had the bucks been healthy.

[@jimmie_g]

@@afalseerra9517 excuses excuses excuses

[@raiderzach4862]

Everyone can see these 2 first games were not called evenly.. At least people with eyesight. No matter what team people are rooting for u should want a fair game period. The refs have been trash in this series so far and the Knicks have made more free throws then the Pacers have even attempted. Thats crazy obvious

[@TheFartsNalga]

The problem was not playing McConell more

[@CleanMusicLover229]

And their big man couldn't score more than 6pts

[@NicoNico-79797]

Why?

[@StatBoiRichie]

That was def Carlisle’s fault. He took out a player who had a hot hand, and who defended Brunson well. He costed them that game

[@Pedros750]

Chuck be killing me!!! saying Shaq u ain’t 50percent either 😂😂😂😂all soft spoken about it 😂

[@tedwitus]

Disappointed to hear Shaq suggest you gotta "show it more" that you're being fouled..great, more acting

[@markmilitant]

The nba definitely have a Knicks agenda this the second time

[@rsybing]

Nobody facing the Knicks this playoffs is ever going to own up to their shortcomings

[@ass640]

They blame the refs every time. It’s incredible, and the reason they do it is because they know they’ll get more calls the next game out of sympathy or fear of media pressure. It happened this game, pacers got every call… and he complains about the refs not calling a double dribble that never happened, I mean wtf

[@lennypeterson3961]

I can’t wait till Knicks fans get a taste of reality

[@rsybing]

@@lennypeterson3961 textbook case of rent free living

[@mattdavid716]

Boston will win every game by 50 if Indy doesn’t pull off this comeback, Mitchell down OG down Brunson banged up they’ll be playing 4 v 5 by the end of the series.

[@ThickerThanBloodTheSeries]

Exactly because they think they are supposed to beat them

[@AntLive29]

How many times is Shaquille gon bring up MJ, Bird and Magic

[@ment2021]

Love Kenny’s suits!!

[@jaceygaither2581]

Game 1 they had a legitimate gripe, but the officiating had nothing to do with this loss for Indiana. Carlisle has to own up for sitting their best perimeter defender in TJ McConnell for the last 7 minutes! Brunson was burning Nembhard every single time down the floor and they didn't make any adjustments!

[@smokingnjokingsportztv4594]

Refs cheated for the Knicks against my sixers as well!! they admitted to a couple 💩💩

[@Jabreezylife]

Props to him for doing this. They do deserve a fair host. They were, however, in fact, outplayed by the knicks the last two games

[@KregAnderson-vr4yw]

Rewatch - Pacers led practically the entire game 1, every time knicks came back - Pacers blew it back out. #6 vs #2 on the road, and they not only hung, but led most the way, c'mon man...

[@dofufu]

Shaq pulls out the 4 rings fingers whenever he loses an argument XD

[@tluvsbeauty1]

Bro can Shaq pls stop acting like the child abuse he endured was a good thing…?

[@dirty3496]

He was a kid and he was completely dominating the NBA , and grown men where jumping him like he was a saddle . If they would of been calling fouls for Shaq the way people were fouling him,he would of went to the free throw line so much he would of become one of the greatest Free throw shooters of all time just based off the fact that is where he lived during the game

[@fernymaldadanado3250]

They named a fouling strategy after Shaq. “Hack a Shaq” this fool don’t need to be telling anyone about not getting calls

[@therowgawd]

EXCUSES

[@screwedupvisionary]

If Rick is disagreeing. You already know you got an obvious problem brewing up. 💯 Knicks I love yalls game but come tf on NBA. Stand tf firm & stop bullshitting with the officiating! The rig is too damn obvious at this time.

[@verkaimarshall4463]

Oh cry me a river, Knicks been getting dicked by refs all damn year!

[@Andrewb1351]

Yeah sure refs didn’t get every call right, pacers can also try to defend a little bit, can’t go deep in the playoffs when you can’t defend anything, Knicks scored 130 they averaged 110 for the year pacers can’t defend

[@viperrecords3288]

Who tf is he? If he watches the tape he’ll see the refs got it right miss me with that

[@ass640]

It wasn’t a double dribble cry more fucking hell

[@KaosMasterX]

idk that double tech into an ejection was pretty on point

[@Mistachill]

As if the Knicks couldn't pull 29 plays in that game that went against them. Perhaps their time could've been better spent studying how to stop Brunson and figuring out how to close games versus focusing on the officiating.

[@afalseerra9517]

Yeah he needs to actually coach his team instead of bitching about calls.

[@gregknittel5761]

You both are delusional, the Cavs and the pacers have been forced to play in both their series against their opponents and the referees. If you are actually watching the games and not the person dribbling the ball, there is absolutely no denying the Knicks and Celtics have been given the NBA handjob in order to jerk them all the way to what is Adam silvers wet dream of 2 major markets playing in the ECF. You are a homer and don’t know what you’re watching if you try with a straight face to say otherwise!

[@gregknittel5761]

I don’t even like Cavs or pacers but to actually think either series has even remotely been officiated in an even handed manner is a f*ing joke.

[@Mistachill]

@@gregknittel5761 All you have to do is look at the 2 minute reports and you'll see in close games the Knicks have been screwed just as much as they benefited. Sorry if the facts don't align with your perception.

[@joelito_1]

Make sure you submit that double dribble and knock down your FTs too

[@ass640]

It wasn’t a double dribble though…

[@Opinlinz]

The double dribble they reversed?

[@lennypeterson3961]

Y’all just can’t admit that the nba has an agenda toward the Knicks

[@Opinlinz]

@@lennypeterson3961 Exactly! I was trying to explain to another individual a few days ago after the Knicks won game one. That the NBA likes having the New York Knicks be relevant as an team. He thought it was a conspiracy. Yet I've heard broadcasters and officials openly talked about this. New York is a major metropolitan area so it's good for business and the NBA is a business.

[@joeyboombatz9098]

@@lennypeterson3961 yea the agenda to get the knicks to get mopped by the celtics next round lmfaoo shut uppp bro. Pacers would get mopped too😂 hell so would the sixers. Shut upppp

[@OmarShortzz]

They are rigging this for the knicks this series is supposed to be 1-1 i guess since lebron and curry ain't around we gotta push the knicks through

[@twizz13r24]

bro the pacers got better calls, they amount times they fouled and it wasnt called is crazy

[@twizz13r24]

and they also injured like 2 players on the Knicks this game.

[@j-us-t_be-in-g]

The NBA is rigged. Lol. You must be new to this. Lol.

[@OmarShortzz]

@@j-us-t_be-in-g I see it now that game 1 call when they said kick ball and it wasn't and I just realized you can't challenge a kick ball fucking rigged man 😤

[@twizz13r24]

@@j-us-t_be-in-g sure, but this game wasn't like watch it, Knicks players were injured because Pacer players kept hitting them in between plays, and no calls. I'm just saying it went both ways.

[@coronayona8320]

Yeah, the refs didn't cost the Pacers this game but still the officiating is sickening. My golly, they overturned a miscall double-dribble on Harkenstein without any challenge, timeout or whatsoever. Wow, just wow!

[@Box215]

they right call and there's some sorta problem?

[@Kommonsense1]

Word. He didn’t double. Cheating ass ref was looking for something to call and jumped the gun

[@Washed89]

Gotta be from Indiana saying “My golly” lmfao. Stop crying😢 Knicks up!

[@coronayona8320]

@@Box215 Yeah, the problem is that they didn't apply the same principle in game 1. The officiating bias for this series is just plain sickening.

[@coronayona8320]

@@Washed89 Gotta be a woke racist dark dude for generalizing people from Indiana.

[@StatBoiRichie]

IND only shot 5 less FTs than NY.... STOP IT

[@jpols2204]

yea, ernie saying knicks mafe more ft than indy took was misleading...knicks made em

[@thesublimeparadigm8863]

And that's including 6 FTs at the end of the game that came from 2 intentional fouls and 2 techs. Pacers had more free throws before that point lmao.

[@StatBoiRichie]

@@thesublimeparadigm8863 Pacers need to stop complaining and be grateful they faced the injured Bucks in the first round

[@williamparsons2871]

Should've shot more, thanks for making the point here, should've shot considerably more. Either way, it is what it is, good thing its the best of seven, cant be the refs every game, win or lose at soem point its up to the players on either side, pacers in six? Maybe seven, but they will advance, then we can blame the refs

[@teeillacurtis5207]

This is what happens when gambling invades your institution…… they have Draftking running through the commercials after every other time out

[@sidneycliett9145]

I've been saying the same thing if you got a bench player that makes 2mil a year and wagers on his team I'm suppose to believe a ref won't

[@Super-e2k]

Worse they have FanDuel on the courts

[@brolee500]

You are very aware.

[@blakeshippam9271]

So the lads are saying ‘it doesn’t matter if the refs are shit if you play badly’ na stfu the refs have been as biased as they can be, it doesn’t matter if the pacers would have won or not if they right calls are made. The refs need to make the right calls. All year everyone has been saying how and the refs have been. It’s the same now. We just want consistency

[@cixren1489]

well nba replay center only exist for bloopers and highlights not for correcting calls XD

[@JACKXK]

The coach of the Pistons said the same thing 2 months ago after the dirty Knicks dove at a players legs.

[@iamhallo68]

Playing a short handed knicks team you guys are terrible , it's not the refs What are we talking about here

[@anthonyharrell4547]

I love Shaq, but he was on one tonight

[@scottdavidson9963]

He is a clown

[@MW-nu3wf]

This is obviously one of the greatest shows ever. Anyone else getting tired of Shaq? Couldn’t and wouldn’t replace him though

[@Barry_Tsedaka]

Now i understand why Rick Carlisle has 0 first round wins in 13 years. he ain't coaching no defense and instead just crying about refs. Overrated.

[@wazzup233]

And he's the white version of Doc Rivers. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@isessogroup]

Thats not sucking it up Shaq. You went to snitch and found out they snitched first. Wtf does this dude even b talkin about

[@PhilomathBret]

He was saying that he learned to just suck it up because of that experience.

[@isessogroup]

@@PhilomathBret always forever making it about him... and also, PAUSE... Learned to suck it up is WILD

[@etiennevachon2813]

What?? Shaq making it about him??

[@scottpage9699]

The leagues officiating it horrible and definitely biased. It’s funny how online sports betting is shown every commercial break and people don’t think the league won’t swing games for more tv spots?

[@benson9907]

in game 6 of the 2013 eastern semis, the last time these two teams met, Big Market NY took 18 free throws. Small Market Indiana? 46

[@davidpeters3857]

Chuck spot on

[@scruffd0g193]

Packers coach is a joke blaming the refs for this game 2 loss.

[@INDREAMSBEGINSRESPONSIBILITIES]

Packers have a basketball franchise? 😎

[@pesky716]

Is Carlisle really just spending his entire press conference complaining about the officiating 👀?? On top of all our injured players, our MVP was out for a quarter, and our defensive MVP missed the 2nd half. This is what he took away from the loss? His own players should be embarrassed Pathetic!!

[@j-us-t_be-in-g]

Our?! You mean the Knicks' MVP candidate. You don't play for the Knicks.

[@TheExclusiveOne720]

Cone on man, how you gonna ignore the facts to say your bottom line Ya are clowns

[@douglasmennella4525]

@@j-us-t_be-in-gGreat point! Thanks for your contribution!!

[@Box215]

​@@j-us-t_be-in-g no he meant our. without fans, there is no NBA and multimillion dollar athletes

[@Adam-hv3lz]

Not gonna lie if the knicks had randle and og they can run through anyteam in the league its just scary to see them punching teams in mouth without 2 of there top 3 best players

[@E2you]

So Shaq says he ain’t submit videos, but then says he and his agent went straight to the commissioner to complain. Come on man, that worse.

[@fredthecorp]

Shaq playing devil's advocate 😂😂😂😂

[@Renato1024]

Let's get one thing straight. The most common play/violation when a player is attempting to get a rebound is pushing off/player on the back. Hart was trying to get a rebound and did push Haliburton in the back but not with bad intentions as Carlisle is trying to insinuate. If you're on the court, don't expect the Knicks to say "easy on Tyrese, his back hurts". I didn't see TJ slowing up in guarding Brunson when Brunson was hurt. The Pacers need to realize these Knicks are not the Bucks. We have key players out too but we're not going to make excuses.

[@terryellis9923]

Shaq would have no rings without D.Wade and Kobe.

[@SSSMOR.]

Rick sounds like he was worried about his player getting hurt that push in the back was not a basketball play it looked like hart was trying to foul on purpose

[@michaelmclaughlin6542]

The officiating in this series has indeed been quite noticeably one-sided. Seems like every bad call or weird non-call has gone in the Knicks favor. Which fits somewhat of past pattern when a big media market team plays a small market team (see the 03 Lakers/Kings series as a particularly notorious example).

[@gabepizza]

If that’s true then why haven’t the Knicks won a chip in over 50 years

[@theprophet25]

@@gabepizzacuz they’ve been trash

[@gabepizza]

@@theprophet25 so when they suck they're trash but when when they finally win it's because of the refs. ok

[@sidneycliett9145]

Officiating cost the Sixers 1-2 games of the series

[@gabepizza]

@@sidneycliett9145 Knicks fans will say that in 1 of the sixers 2 wins that Embiid should have been ejected for grabbing Robinson's legs when he was on the gound

[@samuelmbrad]

Knicks aren't worried about the fouls tape you're submitting. They're busy planning to beat you in Game 3.

[@davidl8759]

Thats interesting because besides the kick ball in game 1, i remember more bad calls the other way, and tonight I felt like the knicks were getting screwed on the calls, thank god they rescinded the double dribble

[@randallmadison9910]

I like how the Pacers are approaching like a research paper with plenty of support. They are 78 examples he's sending.

[@Michael-vn2jj]

Jordan was a bad example, dude was on the verge of tears whing about calls at a press conference after losing. Jordan complained almost as much as LeBron lol

[@donthatec]

I seen it go both ways look at the opening of the game, pacers were hanging around necks when knicks got to the inside. Then the knicks got a little aggressive too afterwards and refs held their whistle.

[@ObserveTheRabitHole]

Both teams weren’t getting the whistle when they were supposed to, that’s balance. Game 2 4th quarter defense won the game for the Knicks.

[@moedean3342]

The team that advances will be the team the NBA wants to have advance. That's what the coach needs to realize. No sports league is above money. Money dictates what happens in every sport league. And Knicks are currently the hotter story thus the bigger moneymaker. Knicks will advance.

[@chuanR35]

This last game wasn't about officials

[@Blackjack09721]

So we are just going to ignore the huge free throw difference between the Knicks and the Pacers in the 4th quarter, during a close game? Anyway.....there are some haters out there that I didn't even know existed until now.

[@ihotfirei6956]

What difference? IND shot 5 less total free throws. Two of those free throws are the Ricks own fault (double tech) and 2 more were at the end of the game when the Pacers had to foul.

[@liferealgood]

Four FTs were due to intentional fouls. They fouled JB twice. Another two were technical fouls because Carlisle didn’t stop moaning and clapped at the ref.

[@MegaZsword]

6 of those were intentional fouls at the end of the game and 2 were from techs on the coach… so you sound like a clown. The pacers had more FT the entire game until literally the last 2 minutes of the game. They just need to make those shots

[@Blackjack09721]

​​@@MegaZsword Did you watch the video? The coach said the pacers didn't get calls, and the refs were not on their side. Ignoring the free throw difference in a close game in the 4th quarter.

[@liferealgood]

@@Blackjack09721 data provided by I’m sure unbiased sources. Refs have been allowing more contact since the all star break. For all we know these missed calls are ticky tac touch fouls. No one of wants to see 40-50 violations called in a game. It slows the pace down and makes the game boring.

[@pipsglobally]

Since regular season they been doing this with New York benefitting from the calls or no-calls

[@apap1586]

What are you talking about Willis? Knicks never get calls. Jalen Brunson should have been on the MVP Ballot he didn't even get single vote.

[@yngb5198]

29 Calls? 😂

[@davidl8759]

yeah i know right? and let me guess 0 calls that clearly went the wrong way in their favor? give me a break 29....every game there are calls that go both ways...hes mad tonight cause they rescinded an obvious phantom double dribble, holding onto the kick ball from game 1, living in the past instead of preparing his team to win game 2, which was in the present, and took 2 technical fouls and gave up at the end, quit on his team

[@johngray76]

29 calls is crazy. And Carlisle saying it with a straight face is even crazier! 🤣

[@soccerplyr8]

As a neutral fan I wish my team got the calls brunson gets. We would never lose. Brunson is a great player but holy shit he gets a generous whistle EVERY GAME. Right up there with embiid with flopping.

[@NestorCaster]

Honestly, the Knicks will have to get to the Celtics and get the better of them, in order for Chuck and Shaq to truly give the Knicks the type of praise, the fans want them to give. It’s just that it’s been done too many time where the Knicks get hot, do great, and then, the other shoe drops-- leading to them falling big; this has been the state of the franchise, historically, for more the 30 years. But despite all that, this Knicks team as made the franchise and the fan base their own, but they still have to at least achieve what the fans and the franchise hasn’t had in decades, an Eastern Conference appearance and EC CHAMPIONSHIP WIN.

[@technologicalsociety]

Just because Shaq is making it about himself doesn't mean what he says is incorrect and what Rick was saying was accurate too. I think Rick's criticism makes people uncomfortable because there is no obvious remedy and people's reply will be something along the lines of "well, you didn't play perfect, so, you have no place to speak about the outcome...", which is complete nonsense. The calls at the end of game one ruined that game. I am not saying the Pacers would have won without them but we have no idea what would have happened and I think we can all agree on that. Just because bad calls/missed calls have happened before and a team didn't play perfect is no excuse to keep letting these stupid things happen and ruin a perfectly good game of playoff basketball.

[@S1O2NY]

They lost fair and square. There was not a discrepancy. Carlisle looks so weak here .

[@killakamSosa]

Chuck said they hit my little baby 😂

[@jackfollansbee168]

If these other teams were dealing with the amount of injuries the Knicks are theyd be pushing to delay the playoffs. Knicks just keep their heads down and keep working

[@Twan1500]

The league want the Knicks to win

[@OfficialAdamRogers]

This just sounds like the pacers getting their excuses in early!

[@andrewsalisbury4527]

Kinda looks like Jim Carey!

[@erocknd1]

Shaq, "warriors play through it". 1 minute later, "I went to David Stern's office to complain". WTF?

[@soccerplyr8]

Harkenstein didn't double dribble but that's what they called and blew the whistle. I HAVE NEVER seen refs take back a call like that in 30 years of watching NBA. They were making shit up on the fly.

[@lamontewood135]

Right is right and wrong is wrong. I don’t care what Shaq say , the officiating is one sided and Rick is trying to put a stop to it somebody got to do something about it.

[@Gboi8]

The pacers could also just focus on rebounding rather than focusing on the officiating.

[@Andrewb1351]

He’s a horrible coach, you can’t blame the refs when you can’t defend anything and just try to outscore the other team, obi only played 19 minutes after scoring 14 in the first quarter, McConnell needs to start over nesmith 6 points in 34 minutes is unacceptable when Brunson scores 28 and didn’t play the entire second quarter, but yeah it’s all the refs fault… what a donkey of a coach

[@galexcabrera3449]

I think Carlisle is just playing mind games with the officials on the officiating, he's been in the league long enough to know how to play thru tough games. I bet you if the Pacers win both games at Indiana Tibs will be the one talking about the officiating.

[@Andrewb1351]

@@galexcabrera3449 mind games???😂😂 he’s gonna pay a fine for the ejection and another one for the comments on officiating, he’s not blowing thousands on mind games 😂😂😂 he’s probably upset cause he’s a terrible coach, there’s no excuse for obi only playing 19 minutes after his hot start, and three guys went off for 28 on the Knicks and 2 of those guys only played 3 quarters, this is the second round of the playoffs you gotta play a little bit of defense, where was this haliburton/turner/siakiam pick and roll, that combo with siakiam rolling and turner popping for a three with Hali with the ball was deadly in the regular season and against Milwaukee, I think they ran that scheme maybe 10 times all game that’s just straight up bad coaching

[@melprincorrea4237]

Like Doc Rivers willngo barbeque Chicken, do it to Rick Carlisle too.

[@bubby3190]

What’s shocking is how the team just let their foot off the gas when they had them beat. Well actually no it’s not shocking with this team-we’ve seen this before.

[@Jaeroe]

Crooked NBA trying to force the Knick’s through.

[@sylvio1980]

I used to think coaches complaining about officiating was just whining. But there comes a point where you have to voice your concerns. You can give 100 % effort on the court but if you’re not getting fair treatment you don’t stand a chance

[@jesseth.7032]

There were calls on both sides that were wrong, the FTs were pretty even too… what more do people want? The Knicks didn’t have Brunson and OG for half the game and all their dudes play 48 minutes… ICE THE GAME PACERS. They got so passive in the second half and that’s not the refs fault. First game complaining I can get. I’m a Knicks fans I thought the first game officiating was fried at the end and the Pacers kind of got screwed. That’s why you have to have a real lead so refs making mistakes can’t cost you the game. But this game you have to take advantage under those circumstances with Brunson and OG out and if you don’t there’s ZERO excuses.

[@KiDDrakeGM]

How about you grab some rebounds along with submitting then

[@ass640]

It wasn’t a double dribble, and the Knicks are not being favoured by the refs. Watch the games

[@Ralph_Malph]

Sour grapes .....

[@johnathanhall5438]

Refs nowadays can't see players throwing things at them and on the court during the game. How are they going to see fouls?

[@j-us-t_be-in-g]

Carlisle complaining is like an UberEats driver complaining after a customer complained that they never received their food though the driver clearly dropped it off, and shows proof via photo of the delivered food at the door of the customer. UberEats won't help the driver because this means UberEats don't have to pay the driver. My point is...despite it being evidence of missed calls, they won't do nothing about it because it benefits them somehow.

[@waffleman9000]

then what does it mean if i order a burger but accidentally put my old address and when i ask where my food is the driver sent me the picture at my old apartment then when i go there to get the food its gone

[@gabepizza]

What is the league to do?😂 replay the game??

[@rp5564]

Carlisle is upset because the guy he didn't play for three years and almost ruined his career, a guy whose talent he wasted and could not see, is now the guy who should have been mvp and is one of the top five players in the league, and is killing his team.

[@dun3154]

So the game are fixed if the home team is going to get the close calls. Just call the game fair and let the players decide the game. A couple of bad calls here and there can easily decide a game

[@vladdkristmanov3057]

EXACTLY - why the hell should a professional athlete EXPECT TO GET JOBBED BY THE REFS????? They just admitted the games ARE rigged!!! What a joke! I used to love the NBA but today's game is just what my wife said "Its a soap opera disguised as a fair competition - its scripted". She's right. The refs are told who the league wants to win and they adjust accordingly. Its all about trying to get the most fans and their money interested.

[@MVCalanday1124]

The refs will not see those push unless they have xray visions -Josh Hart

[@Xylord79]

Players play through fouls ALL the time. The issue the coach was bring up is about consistency and NBAs inability to change the perception that there's a hidden agenda. It's like they don't care if people perceive it that way and that is alarming. The onesie, twosie mistakes are expected, not 30+ mistakes and the data showing that large markets always seem to have huge discrepancies with calls. It's not hard to notice what's going on behind the scenes.

[@restrelaxation9526]

Someone get Karen a tissue 😢

[@botmonmon6089]

It's wild how these coaches can point out a specific point in the game where they think they should get a call, when Jalen Brunson is getting hacked ever play before they even get the ball inbound. I'll admit that should of been a foul, but those guys are thrashing into Jalen Brunson on every play.

[@user8-artI-9167-ama]

Carlisle was fined 35k, if he complains again fine him or dock his pay. Terrible idiotic coach to complain about stupid calls when they got more calls in the game at 17 vs 14 for Knicks. Show Carlisle the stats and box score so the amount of fouls are almost the same with Pacers getting 3 more calls! What the f he’s complaining about

[@md9427]

There were 29 calls lol WTF is this?

[@thirtyacres7504]

Refs shouldn't favor home teams. And I hate it when players are shaking hands with the referees to gain favors. That shouldn't be allowed.

[@leroyrasberryjr]

I feel like Shaq brings up the rings when he’s losing a conversation, or gets called out more than he can handle. Love Shaq, but it’s surprising to see