Kerr: ‘Officiating reports throw refs under the bus’

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OAKLAND, Calif. — The fact that the NBA acknowledged missing a late travel call on Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook did little to appease Golden State coach Steve Kerr a day later.

When told that NBA senior vice president for replay and referee operations Joe Borgia went on NBA TV after the game and said Westbrook did drag his pivot foot before calling timeout with 17.2 seconds to play and Oklahoma City leading by three, Kerr let out a sarcastic response.

“Yes! Yes!” he said after practice Tuesday. “Yes, that’s awesome.”

The play happened with the Warriors trailing 105-102 in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Monday night and denied them a chance at a potential game-tying 3-pointer.

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