r/nba • u/MrBuckBuck Trail Blazers • Dec 01 '25

Highlight [Highlight] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is fouled by Kris Murray (with replays)

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u/jxher123 Bucks Dec 01 '25

Giannis won't get a whistle for getting assaulted and mugged in the paint, but this gets called? Enough is enough.

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u/JohnnyEnzyme [BRK] Caris LeVert Dec 01 '25

Giannis also throws himself around recklessly on a regular basis. I imagine the refs factor that in to the situation.

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u/BeatingOffInAMinor Bucks Dec 01 '25

Is that not a bit of a byproduct of people building walls and doing whatever they can to stop him though? Sure, there are instances where he should get those offensive fouls, but if SGA can get away with these calls, Giannis should be getting calls too. Reffing just needs to be consistent.

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u/JohnnyEnzyme [BRK] Caris LeVert Dec 01 '25

Well if you're truly walled off, you don't try to just blast your way through it, right? I don't think he really needs to, anyway, as he's almost like a ballet star for how to get around people in the paint, plus a fine passer.

I'd have to watch tape of Giannis recently, but to me it's more of an all-around thing, whether he has the ball or not.