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Stephen A. Smith defends controversial no-call in Knicks-Pistons game

"I saw plenty of plays on both ends of the floor where cats were getting mugged."

"Hart makes body contact that is more than marginal to Hardaway Jr. and a foul should have been called."

"All this stuff going on and they call that. It’s got to be more consistent so the players know how much they can do and how much they can’t"

"There’s so many fouls every play then! Like, just call a foul every time. On every possession"

"And what you saw tonight was disgusting. It was a disgusting display of disrespect towards our guys and what we're trying to do."

"This isn't real. This is a joke."

Honesty is the best policy.

"This behavior is unacceptable, and we refuse to allow the anonymity of direct messages to shield those responsible."

"The refs had to give them this game tonight"

"Take your sensitivity and emotions out of it and call the game the right way."

"I think he coughed on him. I didn’t realize in the Summer League you can’t cough on a player."

"That sounds better than 'I blew the call,' Reg."

"What has this game come to?" ""Nobody came to see your *** play."

"That was some terrible, TERRIBLE officiating."

"The absolute worst call of the season."

"His free throw shooting is still so pathetic."

"I don’t see how you call a foul on that shot."

"The people didn't come to see the officials. Let's be honest, they came to see the players."

"These fans did not come here to see Curtis Blair, Tre Maddox or Andy Nagy, whoever they are."

"I'm gonna call the league office today."

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