Geno Auriemma responds to LeBron, critics on Baylor - UConn no-call: 'It is what it is'
"That's the nature of sports."
It was the non-call that ignited sports Twitter on Monday night, that sent Baylor and UConn on to the women’s Final Four: Baylor’s Dijonai Carrington took what would have been the game-winning shot attempt had it gone in … but it appeared on replay that she was fouled despite no whistle from officials.
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James called out the non-call on Twitter: “Cmon man!!! That was a FOUL!!”
And it was later on in the night that UConn head coach Geno Auriemma, he responded to James and others who thought it was a foul with a long response:
"I don't think LeBron has ever won a game on a bad call by the other team, by the other officials…I probably doubt that in his career he's ever won a game and decided to give it back because he looked at it and went 'that was a foul'" – Geno Auriemma pic.twitter.com/WIZVLxGTUc
— UConn Videos (@SNYUConn) March 30, 2021
“I probably doubt that in [James’] career, he’s ever won a game and decided to give it back because he looked at it and went ‘that was a foul.’ So, it is what it is. … You want to go back and check every single call throughout the entire game? And then add ’em all up? You don’t. That’s the nature of sports.”
Sorry, Baylor fans, but he’s right. Unless we get robot referees or replays on every single play, this is going to happen. It’s the worst for Baylor, but it’s way far from the first time we’ve seen a non-call or a bad call cost a team a win in a huge spot.
