Watch incensed Kelly Oubre call referees ‘b**ches’ after Sixers’ controversial 108-107 loss to the Clippers… with coach Nick Nurse berating officials in the aftermath
- The officials missed a key error at the end of regulation in the Sixers loss
- Coach Nick Nurse and player Kelly Oubre later berated the officials
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A controversial ending to the Philadelphia 76ers-Los Angeles Clippers game led to some unsavory scenes involving Sixers coach Nick Nurse and guard Kelly Oubre Jr.
In the final seconds of the game, Oubre drove to the basket and took heavy contact from Kawhi Leonard – but no foul was called because the ball itself got stuck between the backboard and the rim and the officials called a jump shouted. ball.
The nurse was seen shouting at the officials about the lack of foul play before calling a timeout. During that timeout, the officials had a jump ball at midfield that the Sixers won on the tip.
The ball ended up in the hands of Oubre, who drove back into the lane and took even heavier contact from Paul George with about 0.2 seconds left.
But again, the officials didn’t call the foul, leading to boos from the home crowd at the Wells Fargo Center and even more anger from the Sixers.
WARNING: The clip below contains profanity
Kelly Oubre (L) and Nick Nurse (second from left) berate officials at the end of Sixers-Clippers
Oubre thought he made contact with this shot, but officials didn’t call anything
Oubre was fouled on this play, but no call was made. The officials ruled after the match that this was a foul.
An angry Oubre called out the officials for their mistake – in less than palatable language
An irate nurse ran toward the three officials that night — Kevin Scott, JB Derosa and Brandon Adair — and had to be restrained by an assistant coach.
Oubre, who thought he was fouled twice and got no calls, didn’t mince words as he pointed to each referee before being pulled.
“You ab**ch, you ab**ch, and you ab**ch, get it? Your moms, your dad is a bitch, your grandma is a bitch…” Oubre was seen saying as he was dragged away.
To give Oubre some credit, the officials decided, after a post-game review of the play, that they should have fouled Paul George and given the Sixers two foul shots — according to Philadelphia Inquirer covered writer Keith Pompey.
With this loss, the Sixers now sit 18.5 games behind the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Celtics and are 1.5 games behind an automatic playoff bid.
If the season ended today, Philadelphia would be an eight seed and in the play-in tournament.