Cavaliers vs. Warriors on Christmas Day lived up to the hype as the game remained close late in the fourth quarter. There was some controversy, however, when, on Cleveland's final possessions, Kevin Durant got away with fouling LeBron James on more than one occasion.
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On the first play, Durant fouled James, leading the Cavs star to lose control of the ball and fall out of bounds. The second instance even drew criticism from the ABC announcers as James was fouled once on his initial drive, and again at the rim.
UPDATE: The NBA confirmed Tuesday evening in its last-two-minutes report that Durant did indeed foul James three times in the game's closing seconds. The outcome won't change, but the confirmation will give fans something to discuss in the following days. It also adds just a little more intrigue to the Cavs-Warriors matchups moving forward.
From 1:33 remaining in the CLE-GSW Christmas Day game to 24.5 seconds left the NBA says the refs missed three fouls on Kevin Durant and one foul on LeBron James in the last two minute report released today. pic.twitter.com/SFPuGwHIR5
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) December 26, 2017
Several NBA players agreed, saying Durant got away with several fouls.
That was clearly a foul!!
— Norris Cole II (@pg30_Cole) December 25, 2017
Lmao I.T was 3 fouls in that play 😂😂😂
— Isaiah Canaan (@SiP03) December 25, 2017
Amen lmao https://t.co/XQ9LmR7Sl5
— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) December 25, 2017
Last 2 min we have to get right though.. esp 4th quarter https://t.co/iTxPCIRegP
— Jared Dudley (@JaredDudley619) December 25, 2017
Kevin Durant's reaction to controversy
Durant was asked about the plays after the game when a reporter said Twitter users were complaining there were no foul calls. Durant responded by saying, "Keep that s— on Twitter."
Kevin Durant on the Twitter debate that his final defensive stand was a foul: "Keep that shit on Twitter" pic.twitter.com/CpJ0lyCnm5
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) December 25, 2017
