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L2M: Raptors' Ibaka didn't foul Knicks' Lee on final play

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Sorry, Courtney Lee.

The NBA ruled in Tuesday's last two-minute report that officials made the correct non-call in the dying moments of Monday's tight contest between the New York Knicks and Toronto Raptors.

Lee had taken to Instagram following the Knicks' 92-91 loss to air his grievances about the refs swallowing their whistles on the final play. He posted this slow-mo footage of Serge Ibaka holding him while New York was inbounding the ball:

While the report does note three missed calls on the Raptors, the play in question wasn't one of them, as the report indicates that Ibaka made "marginal" contact with Lee and didn't affect his freedom of movement.

The contact seemed to deter Lance Thomas from giving Lee the ball. Instead, the forward passed to Carmelo Anthony, who missed a wide-open three that would've won the Knicks the game.

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