Markieff Morris was a key part of the Washington Wizards’ 125-124 overtime victory over the Portland Trail Blazers last night, but according to some, he never should have gotten the chance to make the difference. As Gin Nathan of Deadspin chronicles, and Twitter user CJ Fogler tweets, on the final play of regulation with the score tied, Morris grabbed Trail Blazers’ guard Seth Curry’s shorts as Curry drifted to the corner for a possible three, a wholly illegal move.
The ball did not come to Curry while Morris was so engaged, and the dirty trick did not appear to materially affect the outcome.