NBA Finals Suns-Bucks: Twitter Is Going NUTS About Scott Foster Reffing Game 3

The Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns play Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Sunday evening.

Twitter is going nuts on Sunday over the fact that Scott Foster is the crew chief for Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks (see Tweet below from Rob Perez). 

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— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) July 11, 2021

Chris Paul's teams have lost the last the last 11 games that Foster has officiated (see Tweet below with a video of Paul on May 27 from The Athletic's Anthony Slater).

Chris Paul redirected the end of his final three press conference questions tonight to the same stat: "11 games in a row." Paul's teams have lost 11 straight playoff games refereed by Scott Foster. pic.twitter.com/BvbZTGe3eX

— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) May 28, 2021

Here is what Twitter is saying.

was only a matter of time.https://t.co/1zjvpWrSXW

— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) July 11, 2021

Bucks fans when they see Scott Foster is officiating tonight pic.twitter.com/xFl9wvfad4

— Sam Esfandiari (@samesfandiari) July 11, 2021

Chris Paul and the Suns: *enjoying a 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals*

Scott Foster: pic.twitter.com/AsduN0dhHP

— RingerNBA (@ringernba) July 11, 2021

scott foster getting ready for his finals assignment pic.twitter.com/eN2fE7vfLi

— jason concepcion (@netw3rk) July 9, 2021

This is crazy. The Vegas odds have shifted towards the Bucks as heavier favorites now that Scott Foster has been announced as the ref. pic.twitter.com/DVIqzU4fBP

— Xin Varlock (@XinNBA) July 11, 2021

And there it is. Tonight’s crew chief? Scott Foster. pic.twitter.com/opkQH2JsTI

— John Voita (@DarthVoita) July 11, 2021

Chris Paul is 0-11 in the playoffs when Scott Foster is officiating… https://t.co/dnDzF1IocK

— 𝘼𝙖𝙧𝙮𝙖𝙣 (@AaryanS19) July 11, 2021

Scott foster is #4 trending on twitter and the game doesnt start for another 8 hours. That should tell the NBA something.

— sunsbandwagon (@sunsbandwagon) July 11, 2021

Who’s ready for the Suns vs. Scott Foster game tonight?! #Suns

— AliciaMoniqueBlanco (@ALICiamBLANCO) July 11, 2021

The fact that Scott Foster trends on Twitter every time he refs a playoff game should be enough for the NBA to realize he's horrible at his job and should never officiate a game.

— Cody Hunt (@co_dhunt) July 11, 2021

The Milwaukee Bucks are 4.5-point favorites in Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night, according to FanDuel.

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