NBA says "right no call was made, Wade was not fouled"

[Hey Yo]

MIAMI -- The NBA said Dwyane Wade was not fouled on Miami's final offensive play of the Heat's loss to the Charlotte Hornets in Game 5 of the teams' Eastern Conference first-round series.

Wade thought he was fouled with 2.6 seconds left, as he tried to tie the score while being defended by the Hornets' Cody Zeller and Courtney Lee. No call came, and the Heat lost 90-88.

"Look, it never is decided by those plays, but from my vantage point, Dwyane certainly looked like he got fouled," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said after the game.

Asked if he had seen a replay, Spoelstra said, "I don't need to. He got fouled."

Wade was even more succinct.

"There's no reason for me to look at it," he said. "It ain't going to change anything. I thought I did [get fouled]. It wasn't called."

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/15...me-5-nba-rules

[BasedTom]

another case of the league protecting their f[COLOR="Black"]u[/COLOR]ckups

nothing new if you've been paying attention to these reports since they started doing them.

[Lebron23]

Wade was clearly fouled.

[jstern]

But if Wade played for the Warriors....

[Hey Yo]

Towards the end of the article, they admit Wade was hit on the arm but not hard enough for a foul to be called.

[Lebronxrings]

yep. Wade was not fouled at all, just because he cries and tried to flop doesn't mean he was fouled.

[Im Still Ballin]

I thought it was the right call

Wade was D-Whistling with them moves most of the night

[Crimsonrain777]

it was obviously a foul. refs just trying to save face

[bobopenguin]

d-whistle is complaining not getting whistles..

[inclinerator]

[Funktion]

D whistle kept passing up shots.

[G-train]

He was fouled but they didn't deserve to win anyway.

[TheImmortal]

No referee should call that foul to decide the game. Wade went in to seek a foul.. good for him to come out empty handed. And I like Wade.

[Horde of Temujin]

2006 Finals

[Gileraracer]

Wade expects 18 free throws per game again