February 17 News In a recent interview with ESPN’s Sage Steele, league president Xiao Hua talked about the previous
In the Lakers vs. Celtics game, James was hit by Tatum for a layup but the referee missed the judgment.
“I know a lot of people are frustrated with not being able to challenge that miss,” Silver said.
raise an objection about the omission of judgment at any time.”
“So when’s the start? When’s the end?” Silver continued. “If the referee misses a foul and the other team says, ‘Go back 15 seconds, there was a miss there.’
It’s not an easy thing.”
“Personally, I don’t mind the existence of the challenge system, but I also think that our ultimate goal is to get the game right,” Silver said.