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NBA calls for a rare do-over in Hawks-Heat game

sports.yahoo.com — For the first time since 1982, the NBA is sending two teams back to the court for a do-over. The Atlanta Hawks and Miami Heat must replay the final 51.9 seconds of their game last month because the official scorer ruled incorrectly that Shaquille O'Neal fouled out, the league said Friday. The Hawks won 117-111 at home in overtime Dec.

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  • inactive, on 01/13/2008, -0/+56Haha, what an event.. will it be televised? :)
  • jwShort, on 01/13/2008, -0/+51so I wonder if they will pro-rate the price of the tickets to like .23 cents.
  • mvanhorn, on 01/13/2008, -1/+40Seeing this headline I totally thought it was from TheOnion
  • Lax32, on 01/13/2008, -0/+26Am I the only one wondering how nobody noticed? I mean, the number of fouls someone has is a pretty easy number to keep track of. How is it nobody noticed that he really had 5 and not 6?
  • thafooz, on 01/13/2008, -0/+22It's going to be played at the beginning of the next Hawks-Heat game.
  • thafooz, on 01/13/2008, -5/+26I didn't realize that was an option. Does this mean can we get a do-over for the botched officiating in game 5 of the 2006 Heat/Mavs finals?
  • inactive, on 01/13/2008, -3/+24I hear tickets are going for $1.59.
  • Shakermaker, on 01/13/2008, -1/+15WTF? Why not say the officials made a mistake and be done with it? It happens all the time in sports...
  • getatmedigg, on 01/13/2008, -2/+13Now if they could only re-do the 1995 Knicks v. Pacers and Larry Johnson's 4pt play.
  • Jeffler, on 01/13/2008, -1/+11No good sports news in Atlanta? Ilya Kovalchuk is leading the NHL in Goals and might be the first to score 60 in 11 years! On top of that, you got Mark Recchi for free and he's lighting it up, and now the Thrashers are 2 points away from leading the division, even though they started the season 0-6! To put the icing on the cake, the NHL all star game is coming there in 3 weeks! Quit bitching.
  • xTRUMANx, on 01/13/2008, -0/+10You apparently missed the Jordan era. That's very sad...
  • INDOAZZ, on 01/13/2008, -1/+9You probably want all of round 1 back in 2007 too!
  • AnimalTaglits, on 01/13/2008, -0/+7I wish I could go back to the last 15min 39 of my calc final last semester.
  • ScottMitchell, on 01/13/2008, -0/+6How does it work in Vegas, where gambling is legal? I mean, what if you bet on this game, legitimately, and won the initial rules, but the game gets replayed and with the final result, you would have lost? Does Tony come knocking for the money you won? What if your fortunes changed? Does MGM or Caesars owe you a check now?
  • mal1964, on 01/13/2008, -1/+6I bet the bookies didn't.
  • Ajajadude, on 01/13/2008, -0/+5Emphasis on "mixed results." He'd be better off staying in the NCAA where he can actually win on a regular basis.
  • edicius, on 01/13/2008, -0/+4Not to mention Glavine coming back to the Braves.
  • mal1964, on 01/13/2008, -0/+4Somebody did, thats why they did the do over.
  • phyx726, on 01/13/2008, -0/+4Haven't seen a do-over since playing kickball when I was 7.
  • HigherLogic, on 01/13/2008, -0/+4Only if Phoenix can get back game 5 of the 2007 Suns/Spurs conference finals...
  • kirstpo, on 01/13/2008, -0/+4Yeah, officials make stupid calls that ruin the game for teams all the time in sports. Like the Seahawks and Steelers superbowl game 2 years ago. Bill Leavy, the head coach for that game, totally helped the Steelers win.
  • SLockhart, on 01/13/2008, -0/+4They should redo the third overtime period of the '99 Stanley cup finals. Hulls's skate was clearly in the crease.
  • Jeffler, on 01/13/2008, -1/+5Old? This article is from yesterday!
  • getatmedigg, on 01/13/2008, -0/+4http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP7l592SrXI
  • esharifi, on 01/13/2008, -1/+4He plays soccer now.
  • elshizzo, on 01/13/2008, -0/+3Ha, fkin awesome. The game will be over before the players even break a sweat
  • DESTROYER2118, on 01/13/2008, -1/+4SEC>Pete Carrol
  • 3rnesto, on 01/13/2008, -0/+3FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT
  • TheGooseyOne, on 01/13/2008, -2/+5now lets just redo Game 6 of the Kings vs. Lakers in the 2002 WCF
  • krazyjosh5, on 01/13/2008, -0/+3Does anyone have a YouTube clip of these crucial 51.9 seconds?
  • childprey, on 01/13/2008, -0/+3too bad all those goals are from a team that is having trouble staying in playoff contention
  • thafooz, on 01/14/2008, -0/+2Kobe doesn't belong in the same breath as Jordan & Bird. Magic, sure :)
  • sfrench, on 01/13/2008, -0/+2He said *good* news.
  • sgtbutterscotch, on 01/13/2008, -0/+2I think since the game was at Atlanta and the Hawks' personal scorekeepers ruled that Shaq fouled at, that is situation is different.
  • thafooz, on 01/14/2008, -0/+2They should just re-do all of the NHL past the early 90's; we could prevent over-expansion/insane ticket prices/strikes from destroying the league.
  • mone5681, on 01/13/2008, -2/+4With all the mistakes made by the italian referee (here in Italy) there would be a lot of do-over!
  • kevinwiz, on 01/14/2008, -0/+2Most likely because it will be played before the main event the next time Heat and Hawks play.
  • dedelman912, on 01/14/2008, -0/+2im happy you agree with me cause apparently no one else does.
  • maddhopps, on 01/13/2008, -0/+1All those outcomes are far too complicated and thus unfeasible. This will be a totally separate event, and Vegas will certainly take bets on it.
  • Zaneris, on 01/13/2008, -0/+1Same way I've fired 4 or 6 shots with my rifle on the range numerous times when I was supposed to fire 5, lol...
  • Jerky1312, on 01/13/2008, -0/+1It's not the same situation, this is an error in enforcing the rules correctly, its not an error in judgement (which is subjective to a degree) of a specific play, which happens in every game.
  • zoom1928, on 01/13/2008, -0/+1They did notice during the game, but the dishonest Atlanta idiots wouldn't admit to their wrongdoing.
  • capthamp, on 01/14/2008, -0/+1You are right Kovy is lighting it up but do you really think the thrashers are going anywhere. I'm a huge hockey fan and I love the Thrashers but we didn't improve the team that got swept out of the playoffs at all this off season. Recchi is great also but he's not the only thing they need. I didn't forget about the All Star game which should be great I will be there and can't wait for it.
  • Jeffler, on 01/13/2008, -0/+1A win away from the division lead isn't too bad IMO...
  • mal1964, on 01/13/2008, -0/+1it took a while but i found it, Following the game, the official box score showed O'Neal with five fouls before the Hawks issued a corrected box score that had him with six.
    http://www.palmbeachpost.com/heat/content/sports/e ...
  • thafooz, on 01/14/2008, -0/+1I don't have any particular love for the Mavs (Celtics fan); that Oakland/Dallas series was great. I just know horrible officiating when I see it.
  • stereoradiation, on 01/13/2008, -2/+3The 1972 men's gold medal game needs a do-over.
  • yacks, on 01/14/2008, -0/+1So can the Browns get a redo the Bottlegate against the Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Cleveland Browns, December 16th, 2001?
  • thafooz, on 01/14/2008, -0/+1You sound like a Boston fan that hasn't heard that we have KG now.
  • mal1964, on 01/13/2008, -0/+1Yeah but then you cant shoot no more, a player has to be told he cant shoot no more
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