One of the most common and least logical talking points surrounding the Lakers-Warriors second round playoff series has been officiating. Without a hint of nuance, discussion or context, the free throw discrepancy between the two teams has been used to prop up flimsy, half-baked arguments suggesting the Warriors are some innocent victim to the league’s desire to have the Lakers succeed.
If you can’t tell, the narrative is pretty exhausting.
Making the argument all the more insane is that, at no point during this series, have the Warriors themselves expressed any sort of feeling of injustice.