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@game7__ Saying they got “robbed” is ridiculous and pretty much makes the rest of the novel bullshit.

It's rare that sports fans agree on anything. But everyone seems to be in agreement today: Duke got robbed this weekend. Dan Hurley and UConn have been flagrantly ignoring the rules for the entirety of the NCAA Tournament. Sunday was no exception. There were still 0.4 seconds on the clock. The game was live. Dan Hurley walked toward a referee on the sideline. He got in the official’s face. Then he pressed his forehead directly into the ref’s forehead. SI called it a “menacing forehead tap.” No technical foul was called. If it had been, Duke shoots two free throws. Down one. With an 86% free throw shooter at the line. Here's what actually happened and why this should be a much bigger story than it is. Braylon Mullins hit a 35-foot three to give UConn a 73-72 lead with 0.4 seconds left. It was the shot of the tournament. Nobody is disputing that. But in the seconds after the shot, Hurley walked toward a referee, got in his face, and pressed his forehead directly into the official's forehead. Sports Illustrated described it as a "menacing forehead tap." The clock still showed 0.4 seconds. The game was not over. A technical foul on a head coach for making contact with an official during a live ball is one of the easiest calls in basketball. There is no gray area. Contact with a game official is a technical. If it's called, Duke's Isaiah Evans steps to the free throw line, trailing 73-72. He shot 86% from the stripe this season. Makes both? Duke wins 74-73. Makes one? Overtime. That wasn't the only violation. When Mullins' shot went in, UConn bench players ran onto the court to celebrate before the game was over. They caught themselves and ran back, but they had already entered the playing area during a live ball. Duke's radio announcers immediately called for a technical. That wasn't called either. Two separate technical foul violations. Zero calls. In the span of 0.4 seconds. And here's what makes the Hurley part impossible to ignore. Three weeks ago, on March 7, Hurley was ejected from UConn's game at Marquette in the final second for getting in a referee's face. He was chest-to-shoulder with the official. Double technical. Ejected. The Big East fined him $25,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct. In the Sweet 16 against Michigan State on March 27, Hurley challenged an out-of-bounds call, got it overturned, and then sarcastically offered his glasses to the ref who got it wrong. Lip readers caught him asking about Lasik. Nothing was called. Two days later against Duke, Hurley was officially "warned" during the game for leaving his coach's box. Told to stay put. Then after the buzzer beater, he went forehead-to-forehead with a ref. Ejected and fined $25,000 at Marquette. Taunted a ref to his face at Michigan State with no consequences. Warned during the Duke game for leaving his coach's box. Then physical contact with a referee in the biggest moment of the tournament. The full breakdown of every missed call and what would have happened if any of them were made is here: itsgame7.com/news/duke-got-… UConn came back from 19 down. Mullins hit one of the greatest shots in tournament history. That part was earned. But two technical foul violations in 0.4 seconds, and neither one called, on a coach who was ejected for the same thing three weeks ago? That's not intensity. That's a pattern. And last night, it changed the outcome of a game.

@dizzonormotfoh @LakeNottelyGirl @officer_Lew Next time you see an ICE agent you should do this. Would be funny to see the video of you getting your brains splattered

@LakeNottelyGirl @officer_Lew Shut up retard

BREAKING🚨: Video footage emerging from the No Kings protest in Honolulu appears to show tourists attacking a man in ICE uniform, beating him unconscious and continuing to punch and kick him on the ground.

@DigitalGermania @WolvesXWrld @officer_Lew He doesn’t sound like one, he is one. He will be murdered eventually so no need to worry

@WolvesXWrld @officer_Lew You sound like a NGGR

@officer_Lew I wish he pulled out a gun and killed all 5 of them, would have been so satisfying

@JackMac @TheMaximumGee The ref has no spine. Generally when you can’t hear someone you put your ear towards them, you don’t go four head to four head with them

@TheMaximumGee When have you ever been “head butted” and not reacted at all?

If you watch it a few times, Hurley was clearly trying to hear the ref. The ref speaks to him and you can tell he isn’t surprised in the least that Hurley gets closer to him. Still a shocking visual that I thought was AI at first lol.

@J_Bell38 @RyanStallings11 @TheMetsX @BleacherReport @MarchMadnessMBB I had absolutely no stake in the game… idrc that it wasn’t called but in no world should it have not been called😂 it has never been acceptable to go forehead to forehead with a ref

@RyanStallings11 @TheMetsX @BleacherReport @MarchMadnessMBB There’s only 3 people crying over this. 1. Duke fans 2. People who hate UConn 3. People that lost bets Nobody else gives a shit. “You can’t contact an official!” If you’ve ever watched sports they contact officials every game. It’s the intent that gets you in trouble

DAN HURLEY AND THE REF 😭 Hurley's reaction to UCONN's game-winner (via @MarchMadnessMBB)

@nickbateman33 You know this changes after tournaments games? These weren’t the rankings before the tournament started

Last year the elite 8 featured the top 8 teams on KenPom THAT was chalk madness This? This is perfect.

@UziCryptoo Super expensive but majority of that insurance bill is for health insurance, dental is generally inexpensive

My son recently had a cavity. Took him to the dentist, who extracted it. That dentist visit cost $2400. My insurance covered $250, so we owe $2,150 out of pocket. I pay $612/month for family dental and health insurance. Something seems broken.

@Love2Musgrave No, I don’t think you’re afraid. I just think you lack some ball knowledge.

lol you think i am afraid of wittle alawama please give me a challenge LOL

@FreeMase1 @Love2Musgrave @mattbegreatyt Nah we ranked 3 on kenpom

@CleveRaMd @Love2Musgrave @mattbegreatyt #1 offense not jus top 3

Did the entire Alabama basketball team get vaporized

@Love2Musgrave @mattbegreatyt Bama has a top 3 offense and can play w anyone in the country if they are hitting there shots. Don’t get ahead of yourself.

@mattbegreatyt alabama sucks don't act brand new

@shadybiev Stop making shitty fucking bets then.

Kansas ML ❌ You can’t make a worse bet than that. A team who doesn’t give a fuck about defense will never beat a Pitino defense. Daryn Peterson and the rest are nobodies. My god that bet fucking sucked.

@ShayneTrail Swear you cappers are the biggest morons on this app😂

Iowa State -4.5 was a horrible bet that lacked serious ball knowledge, Jefferson is Iowa States best player this is a classic example of why you can’t play college basketball games on a excel spreadsheet sheet

@Icy_911 @StephenHeadle16 @grayftn @CBKReport Is making it to the s16 with a 30 win Gonzaga team a success?

@StephenHeadle16 @grayftn @CBKReport “Fiscal conservative” bro just say you’re a FKN nerd who’s never played a sport. The guy built the FKN program. All he does is go to sweet 16s- yeah not this year. Who gives a fk. It’s fkn hard to win a title. U need luck too

I’m not joking when I say whoever posted this genuinely needs fired immediately.

@CBKReport Why? With the talent he’s had it’s embarassing he’s never won a national championship

@EditzGaming2 @AR15thed3mon @clippedszn Nah he’s talking to blue face like he breached his contract and isn’t going to pay him

@AR15thed3mon @clippedszn Bro you talking to blueface like you can beat him in a fight lmao he would knock you TF out.

Adin Ross GOES OFF on Blueface after recent rigging allegations related to Brand Risk 😳 “You’re so unintelligent all you had to do was retract what you said about shit being rigged and you would’ve been paid in full. Take some accountability like a grown man you are, you lost”

@GEAUX_JE_ @DezBryant …

@DezBryant Nope

I bet I was the only one who took high point ML

@Yoderr_ @CK_Baily Mikes7er been a hacker for like 10+ years 😭

@CK_Baily isn’t crazy how mikester and Muslim haven’t played in probably 5+ years come back and make it to finals on every game

@sad_longhorn @ChalkboardHQ Auto correct means I must not know ball! Such a moron

@CleveRaMd @ChalkboardHQ Pretty sure he is better than the guy his name you can’t even spell

Would Miami Ohio win the Natty if they had Wemby on their team? 👀

@DosHatGato @pelsyear Why is he objectively correct?

@pelsyear You’re objectively correct and all the “eyeball test” sports bros addicted to sports gambling will hate you for it.

Miami winning this game would be terrible for the sport. All college basketball fans should be rooting for SMU