Hue Hollins calls foul against scottie pippen

Hue Hollins calls foul against scottie pippen was one of those rare calls in the last seconds of the game. There’s an old saying that refrees don’t make those calls in the last seconds as you don’t make a call that will decide a game.

1994 NBA Playoffs game

Hue Hollins was one of the referees assigned to officiate Game 5 of the 1994 NBA Playoffs series between the Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks. With 2.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the Knicks’ Hubert Davis attempted a 23-foot shot which was defended by the Bulls’ Scottie Pippen. Pippen was called for a personal foul by Hollins, who determined that Pippen made contact with Davis.

Television replays indicated that contact was made after Davis had released the ball. Davis successfully made both free throw attempts to assist in the Knicks victory, 87-86, and gave the Knicks a three to two games advantage in the series.

Hollins defended the call after the game saying, “I saw Scottie make contact with his shooting motion. I’m positive there was contact on the shot.”

More about Hue Hollins

Hue Hollins is a former professional basketball referee in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 27 years. During his career in the NBA, Hollins officiated 19 NBA Finals games and five NBA All-Star Games.

He is notable for working the Finals every year during the 1990s and for a controversial call during a 1994 NBA Playoffs game between the Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks. Hollins has also been probed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) over the 2007 NBA betting scandal involving former referee Tim Donaghy.