Miami Heat Fans Upset With Officiating After .9 Seconds Are Apparently Put Back On Clock

Replays show Jimmy Butler was fouled with 2.1 seconds left but the clock was set to three seconds

The NBA has some explaining to do to the Miami Heat fans. 

They were upset the clock change late in the Heat's loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals. When Jimmy Butler was fouled by Al Horford while attempting a 3-pointer in the corner, the clock show 2.1 seconds remaining. 

Where and how did .9 get added to a clock without a word being said? Miami overcame everything imaginable to win in these awfully officiated and one sided broadcast. Jimmy gets fouled with 2.1 seconds on the clock and knocks down all 3 free throws. #GREED https://t.co/YHKRJdgoBp

— Kyle Ashton (@kash_ton) May 28, 2023

When Jimmy Butler was fouled, the time was at 2.1 seconds. But after the foul and made his three free throws, the officials changed it to 3 seconds. If the time was 2.9 seconds, Miami Heat would be in the finals but the refs gave the Celtics an extra .9 seconds.

— MD (@DolphinsDubs) May 28, 2023

After Butler sank three free throws to put the Heat ahead by 1, the clock went back three seconds. At worst, it should have been at 2.9 seconds. 

The extra time was just the break the Celtics. It provided just enough time for Derrick White make the winning tip-in off Marcus Smart's missed 3-pointer. White released the ball with .1 seconds remaining. He would have never had time to get off the shot if the clock was set at the original time. 

Man @nba y’all full of shit y’all pull the nba version of tuck rule and then how if Miami in the bonus how Jimmy got foul and it’s one FT and ball on the side instead of FT and then when Jimmy got foul the clock was on 2.1 but refs put 3 seconds but y’all don’t fix games🖕🏾

— sapa (@Froindade) May 28, 2023

Expect the league to release a statement today. 

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