I’ve seen multiple comments on multiple social media platforms where Serbian fans are suggesting they were the true winners of the USA/Serbia semi final game and were the victims of several subjective calls:

Jokic Foul on Durant: Serbian fans believe there should not have been an additional possession awarded to Team USA. Booker hit a 3 on the additional possession for a 6 point swing.

Lebron travelled on his layup: Serbian fans claim Lebron travelled on the layup to put Team USA by 3. I disagree with this.

Steph consistently carried: Serbian fans are claiming that Steph would carry on his crossovers and hesitations and claim that’s what caused him to get separation in the semi finals and gold medal game which lead to his 60 points.

I personally believe a lot of this is a coping mechanism, but fans of both teams what are your thoughts?

  • kingofthezootopiaBEnglish
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    2 months ago

    As an American, if the opposite happened where U.S. Team led by double digits with 7 minutes to go and then lost the game, I would feel as follows:

    1. It would be crushing.
    2. I would feel that my team played significantly better except for the last 7 minutes.
    3. I would feel that if they ran 100 simulations of the last 7 minutes of the game, my team would win 95% of the time.
    4. I would point to those two plays as 2 critical points in the game where if the call had gone another way, we would have still pulled it out.
    5. That said, I would concede that the end result is the end result. None of the calls were egregious or outside the norm in high-stakes basketball games. It was a well-fought battle and I would grudgingly accept the end result, even if I would continue to insist on points #2 and #3 above.