Basketball's Most Controversial Plays: You Make the Call

By Heather E Schwartz

In 2024, New York Knicks player Jalen Brunson was called for a foul with less than a second left in a tied game. The Knicks lost. In Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals, a critical call on LeBron James was reversed after officials used replay review. In the last game of the 2024 WNBA Finals, the officials called a foul on Minnesota Lynx player Alanna Smith with six seconds left in the game. The game went into overtime, and the Lynx lost. Take a closer look at these controversial basketball calls and make your own decision. Do you agree with the officials?

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FFRQJ83Z
• ISBN13: 9798875257377
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Capstone Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6