Live broadcast bar, April 21 -after 76 people in the first round of NBA playoffs against basketable nets G3, Tony Brotherton, the referee of the game, was interviewed by reporters and responded to several disputes and penalties in this game.
Question: Why did enbide get a first-class malicious foul because he kicked Claxton?
Brotherton: This confrontation is unnecessary, and the position based on this action is in the thigh, which does not rise to an excessive level.
QUESTION: So, do you think this foul is not a second-level malicious foul, but a judgment based on the location of the confrontation?
Brotherton: the confrontation shows that this action is unnecessary, not excessive, so yes.
Question: Why is Harden’s foul against O’Neal a second-level malicious foul?
Brotherton: Because the confrontation occurs directly in the groin, it has been raised to an excessive level and needs to be expelled.
