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There was a bit of a bizarre situation before the start of game 3 of NBA Finals between the Warriors-Celtics game.
While the Warriors were warming up, they complained that the basket was too high. Officials measured the basket, and it appears that the Warriors were right, and the basket was a few inches off.
Dubs’ warmups had to be paused because the hoop was too high 😳 pic.twitter.com/UgMkAB4EwE
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) June 8, 2022
Was told that Warriors guard Gary Payton II thought the basket Golden State was warming up on was too high, pointed it out, and was correct. It's been adjusted.
— Adam Himmelsbach (@AdamHimmelsbach) June 8, 2022
Warriors fans immediately accused the Celtics of cheating by having the Warriors warmup o
Lol boston celtics trying every dirty trick in the book. Pathetic stuff. https://t.co/HJF21KckBD
— Villalobos (@RamonVillalobos) June 9, 2022
Belichick giving the Celtics tips? https://t.co/O119KQcZCp
— YardsPerPass (@YardsPerPass) June 8, 2022
Belichick was absolutely behind this idea https://t.co/oAnlGLv2Fp
— Matthew Coller (@MatthewColler) June 9, 2022
https://t.co/dLPao71FoS pic.twitter.com/MZxnC8Xn3I
— The Volume (@TheVolumeSports) June 9, 2022
Definitely an accident. Yeah. For sure. https://t.co/v5irmCmfsR
— Ryan M. Spaeder (@theaceofspaeder) June 9, 2022
Celtics taking a page out of Bill Belichick’s book https://t.co/9urklGHuO4
— Kevin Connelly (@KevinConnelly24) June 9, 2022