NBA referee Jenna Schroder had to correct a mistake in a bizarre situation during Monday night's game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the San Antonio Spurs.
Early in the second quarter, 76ers center Andre Drummond was ejected for a foul on Spurs star Victor Wembaneyama. However, a video replay of the incident forced the referees to reverse the ejection and allow Drummond to return to the game, even though he had already left the floor.
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Referee Jenna Schroder during the game between the 76ers and San Antonio Spurs at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on December 23, 2024. (Emily Chin/Getty Images)
Schroder was heard telling 76ers head coach Nick Nurse, “I'm done with it.” Drummond was cleared to return to play.
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Instead of Drummond receiving a technical foul, Wenbanyama received a technical foul on the flop. Sixers guard Tyrese Maxey hit a technical free throw, but the referee called off the technical foul and gave him the point.
Crew chief Curtis Blair said tests showed Drummond stepped on Wenbanyama's foot and it was ruled an accidental contact.
Keldon Johnson of the San Antonio Spurs goes for a dunk against Andre Drummond of the 76ers on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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The 7-foot Spurs player said the foul shouldn't have happened on that play.
“I just stepped on it and fell,” he said. “That's it. I just tripped. I didn't mean to fall. I didn't expect a foul to be called. I just fell.”
Nurses also reacted to the incident.
“Everything was really weird,” he said.
Sixers star Joel Embiid was also ejected from the game after receiving two technical fouls for unsportsmanlike conduct. At one point, he was seen lunging at Schroder and had to be restrained.
Sixers center Andre Drummond (left) reacts after being called for a foul on San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembaneyama at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on December 23, 2024. (Bill Streicher Iman Images)
Embiid did not speak to the media after the game.
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Philadelphia defeated San Antonio 111-106.
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