POOL REPORT ON INSTANT REPLAY REVIEW WITH 28 SECONDS LEFT IN THE UTAH AT PHILADELPHIA GAME TONIGHT

INTERVIEW CONDUCTED BY KEITH POMPEY (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER) WITH JASON PHILLIPS, VICE PRESIDENT OF REPLAY OPERATIONS FOLLOWING TONIGHT’S UTAH JAZZ AND PHILADELPHIA 76ERS GAME.

March 3, 2021

QUESTION:  What was seen by the Replay Center on the review of the out of bounds play near the end of the fourth quarter?

PHILLIPS: “The initial call on the floor was that Royce O’Neale tipped the ball and then it hit the official who was standing out of bounds so by rule, before Royce O’Neale ever attempts to save the ball, the ball was already out of bounds and that was the initial ruling.  When the officials came to replay, we confirmed that ruling of Philadelphia basketball.”