it’s a missed call. even the announcers missed it.

I think the first bounce is just the ball being collected after the rebound, the second bounce the refs thought Paul knocked it from his hands (which he obviously didn’t), and the third bounce is him actually dribbling. So at the very least, it’s a double dribble, but the refs don’t ever seem to give the Clips the benefit of the doubt in any of these types of situations. It’s always “Clippers are flopping” or “Dwyane Wade wouldn’t have dropped that on his own.”

Like most, I missed the double dribble the first time. Actually, like a magic trick, I think the non call on Wade’s push off distracted everyone from the double dribble. The second time I watched the play I immediately realized he had double dribbled.

I will say that they simply weren’t calling that kind of stuff in this game. Lots of pushing and shoving was uncalled, both ways. Ref thought Paul flopped, and he clearly embellished (and nicer word, we’ll use it since he’s on our team now). But just as clearly Wade extended his arm to push off, and that’s a foul.

I’ll never forget in Donaghy’s book (your choice to believe it or not) he said something to the extent that refs choose what games to officiate tight/loose and who to target each game. Sadly, at this point, I’m not all that shocked by blatantly missed calls when it comes to superstars in the NBA.

There is always human error I understand, but it just seems like guys get away with a lot more than before.