Knicks file protest over Rockets loss following controversial foul call
NY Post
The NBA already has admitted twice that the referees screwed up at the end of regulation in the Knicks’ last-second loss Monday in Houston.
A source confirmed the Knicks officially are filing a protest with the league in an attempt to take the game to overtime after the acknowledged blown foul whistled against Jalen Brunson — and two free throws by Aaron Holiday with 0.3 seconds remaining — sent the Knicks to their fourth loss in five games.
An NBA team has 48 hours to file a protest with the league office and five additional days to provide evidence, with the league office then having five days to render a decision.
The NBA only has upheld six of 44 formal protests in its history, according to ESPN Stats and Information, and one since 1982.
The most recent came in December 2007, when Heat center Shaquille O’Neal was ruled to have six fouls when he only had been assessed five.
The game was resumed in March — after O’Neal had been traded to the Suns, with 51.9 seconds remaining and neither team scored in that time, upholding a win for the Hawks.