Gibson Foul on LeBron James Upgraded

[Cam Cam]

The NBA upgraded one of Taj Gibson's fouls on LeBron James to a flagrant, but it wasn't one of the two fouls James complained about after the Chicago Bulls snapped the Miami Heat's win streak March 27 at the United Center.

Gibson caught James across the neck and shoulder on a play in the fourth quarter, and James said after the game that he didn't consider Gibson's foul to be a basketball play. He also complained about Kirk Hinrich taking him to the ground in the first quarter. Neither of those plays was called a flagrant, although Gibson's was reviewed.

It was a Gibson foul with 2:37 left in the first quarter that was upgraded, and the upgrade was met with surprise in the Bulls' locker room Sunday night after their win over the Detroit Pistons. The South Florida Sun Sentinel reported the upgrade Saturday.

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What are your thoughts on this?

 

[Ozzie]

Yeah, some of the fouls in that game were pretty crucial to the outcome. I think this is a pretty good move by the NBA, just to show that they do take care of stuff that's a bit controversial.

 

[Moss44]

What's the point of upgrading it after the game is over? It's not like they are giving the Heat two extra points to represent free throws