Tonight, as the Phoenix Suns fell to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Cup quarterfinals by a demoralizing 49 points, one moment captured all the attention. Suns guard Grayson Allen tried to fight through a screen, pushing his body into Thunder center Chet Holmgren, and was subsequently ejected. However, Allen didn’t seem convinced of the call.

“Felt like I gave a good foul within the physicality of the game,” Allen told Suns reporter Duane Rankin after the game. “Some of the hits on block-outs that were happening… He was cutting into me. Definitely a foul, but I thought it was within the physicality of the game.”

The foul itself took place in the third quarter, with 5:18 left, with the Thunder up 94-58. As Holmgren appeared to set the screen, Allen extended both arms, knocking Holmgr

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