At that moment, James once again tried his old trick of driving towards the inside and leaning into Little Gasol.
Little Gasol, trying to avoid the collision, sidestepped and attempted a block but hit James's wrist; the ball failed to go in.
Due to the angle, the referees did not see the hit on the hand.
Moreover, the constant booing from the fans put pressure on them, and this time they didn't blow an unfair whistle.
Upon seeing this, James rushed up to the referees, frantically signaling that Little Gasol had hit his hand, looking extremely agitated.
The referees were also somewhat stunned; eventually, the head referee called the two assistant referees over.
At this moment, the LED screen showed a replay of the play; Little Gasol had indeed hit the hand, which was a missed call.
After a brief discussion, the head referee went to communicate with James.
They decided to maintain the original non-call.
