ere's a passage from the latest story that set my blood boiling:

But even if Ellis and his 177 pounds did barrel over the stronger Fisher, that situation does not warrant that call. Not with the ball still out of bounds. Not at that stage of the game. Not with playoffs at stake.

The fact that an official decided the game, a hugely important and thrilling game, is enough for the NBA to say/do something to reassure fans these games are on the up-and-up.

This is the problem, as many on-lookers and sports' writers see it. Marcus Thompson II in the Contra Costa Times is symptomatic:

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