Monty McCutchen, the NBA's vice president of referee development and training, disagreed with the National Basketball Referees Association's defense of a no-call of a seemingly obvious travel violation by the Washington Wizards' Bradley Beal on Monday.
McCutchen, who has held the position since 2017 after an on-court career as a ref for more than 25 years, offered his interpretation of the play Tuesday.
"While in some cases a fumble at the end of a dribble on the gather can be retrieved, that is not what happened on this play," McCutchen told ESPN. "Bradley Beal gathers the ball and takes two steps, but then loses control of the ball.