At the onset of the postseason, the defense has considerably overpowered the offense across the league. The number of steals and turnovers stands as proof of the aggressive defensive play. Nonetheless, these defensive plays have resulted in scary injuries on the court as well. Similarly, New York Knicks star Julius Randle had a scary fall to the ground after a collision in mid-air against the Cleveland Cavaliers. However, after the frightening fall, fans raised their eyebrows in disbelief at the referee’s call.

Similar to the call today, several NBA stars and fans questioned the officials’ decision about the Draymond Green-Domantas Sabonis issue on Monday. Incidentally, the Tuesday night game between the Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers had a pause after Randle’s fall. The star looked in immense pain after the incident. However, the fans’ attention shifted to the officials after the debatable call.

Julius Randle shrieks in pain after the nasty fall

In the fourth quarter of the Tuesday night game, the Knicks were chasing a massive 21-point lead. That’s when Julius Randle attempted a dunk and ended up having a nasty fall to the ground after a collision with the Cavs’ Jarrett Allen in mid-air. Allen collided with Randle in an attempt to block the ball. After the fall, the Knicks star stayed on the ground and screamed in pain.

After the official review, the referees called a flagrant-1 on Allen. However, the hoops fans swarmed the social media comments sections to express their disappointment with the decision.

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One user said, “That was not a flagrant foul. You can’t even challenge a dunk. This is why people say the NBA is soft.” Following are some more reactions from the fans.

“didn’t seem like a flagrant at all, hope randles good”

“Flagrant for playing basketball?”

“That’s not a flagrant, that’s a hustle play”

“tried to block the shot its a hustle play”

“flagrant for tryna block a shot ?????”

Cavs level the series

After a disappointing loss in game 1, the Cavaliers bounced back with a dominant performance restricting the Knicks to 90 points in a 17-point victory. Cavs guard Darius Garland pitched in 32 points to take his side to a comfortable victory. However, Tuesday’s game had the overpowering defense from the Cavs as they didn’t allow the Knicks past the three-figure mark. After leveling the series, Cavs and Knicks fans are in for a treat in the upcoming games.

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What do you make of the referee’s call on Julius Randle’s scary fall from mid-air? Let us know in the comments below.