A real scandal occurred in the duel that Brooklyn Nets defeated visiting Washington Wizards by 119-118, on Wednesday in National Basketball Association (NBA), and it was not carried out by Kyrie Irving or james harden, but by an assistant.
The incident occurred with 5:43 minutes remaining in the last quarter, with the ball in possession of the team from the capital, where Bradley Beal opened to the left Spencer Dinwiddie, who immediately sought out kyle kuzma it was just on the corner.
The thing is, that last pass was intercepted, from off the field, by a Nets assistant coach, Steve Nash, who without disgust put his hand to deflect the ball and that the ball was recovered by his team, without the referees noticing Of action.
David Vanterpool, Steve Nash’s assistant at Brooklyn Nets (Getty Images)
Nets assistant cheating on Washington Wizards
The protagonist of the scandal is David Vanterpool, former NBA player, with time in the Euroleague and who worked in teams like Portland Trail Blazers or Minnesota Timberwolves, whose actions were not seen by the team of officers, commanded by ben taylor, who noted that they had no way of reviewing it at the time.
After the event, Kuzma spoke at a press conference and stated that “This is bullshit! The coaches shouldn’t be able to get up. Everyone was on their feet, including Steve Nash, who was blocking the referee’s view.”; but the reality is that the NBA has not commented on the matter.
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