Just yesterday I posted a video of the Florida State Seminoles beating the Florida Gators after Jacob Kurtz of Florida inadvertently tipped the ball in the wrong basket at the buzzer, giving the Seminoles the win. Well Wednesday night it happened again, this time in the NBA.
The Pelicans had the game practically in the bag, on the road in San Antonio. After an Anthony Davis and-1, all they had to do was defend the final 0.7. And they did the seemingly practical and right thing, having a big man in Omer Asik playing free safety in the paint to deflect any lob attempts.
The Spurs sent Tim Duncan in for the lob anyway, Asik was there to contest the shot but instead… tipped it in.
The game went to overtime, where the Spurs won 95-93.
I’m guessing Asik didn’t have the best New Year’s night…
