Throughout Game 1 of the second round meeting between the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets, social media was ablaze with comments about the officiating, especially as it relates to James Harden.
You know, the guy who flops around the court all season inventing contact that clearly doesn’t exist and then acts shocked when the refs stop falling for it in the postseason. For example, the refs (correctly) were not calling this a foul for reasons described well by Coach Nick of BBallBreakdown:
Apparently struggling with how to accept the results of Game 1, Harden — the same guy who deserves an Oscar for career achievement in baiting refs — made a comment about fairness after taking a team-high 14 free throw attempts.