VIDEO: De'Aaron Fox Falls Victim to Brutal Missed Foul Call Against Nuggets
By Adam Weinrib
Sure, there's a lot less vicious defense in the paint these days in the NBA, and the savage hand smacks of the '80s have fallen by the wayside. But don't tell me the refs don't let a lot of contact go in the modern game, too! Exhibit A, where De'Aaron Fox got fully hugged in the lane, bordering on an intentional foul, but did not receive a whistle of any kind.
Worst missed foul call I’ve seen in a while pic.twitter.com/HT4CJXJvC6
— Aaron Bruski (@aaronbruski) October 29, 2019
Excuse me?
Of course, Fox has done his best despite the poor treatment; he's blown coast-to-coast a number of times, and even outleapt Paul Millsap for a jump ball. Millsap!
De'Aaron Fox coast to coast pic.twitter.com/sQts0LL7g0
— Scott Charlton (@Scott_Charlton) October 29, 2019
The Kings haven't quite had the same spark this year. Could it be the departure of Dave Joerger? The lack of superstar calls? Or the headbands?
The NBA replaced the ninja-style headband with this new wide tennis-style DriFit headband and it’s a similar look but a downgrade. De’Aaron Fox having to switch is the no. 1 reason why the Kings are losing. pic.twitter.com/0HQHxYpVIH
— Taco Trey Kerby (@treykerby) October 29, 2019
We're going to go with the headbands. Lot of baked-in ninja regression here in Sacramento.