WATCH: “6th man for Dallas!” Referee Scott Foster gets caught up during play, fans bring out wild theories

Scott Foster is a regular face in the playoffs, having refereed more than 240 games.

WATCH: “6th man for Dallas!” Referee Scott Foster gets caught up during play, fans bring out wild theories

Referee Scott Foster finds himself caught up in the middle of a play in the playoff game between Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder

NBA referees never set foot on the basketball court, unless there is a need. When a game is ongoing, they are only allowed to man the sidelines. However, in a rare situation, long-time referee Scott Foster is caught up right in the middle of a play of a playoff game, prompting fans to throw up wild theories on social media.

This situation happened right at the beginning of game 2 between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Dallas Mavericks. As the Thunder brought up the ball, referee Scott Foster probably did not hear the whistle and was standing near the free-throw line. As soon as he noticed that he was late, he ran around PJ Washington to get off the court. Fans watching this were dumbfounded as such an experienced referee should not be on the court with the game running.

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This brought out wild theories from fans. After all, Scott Foster, for all his incredible years of officiating at the highest level, has never been a fan favorite. It might be due to the hard-nosed nature of his officiating which ends up costing superstars.

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https://twitter.com/PlayoffShai2/status/1788747978066547053

He has often been criticized for his part in the bad playoff run of certain players. He has also courted controversy for being too friendly with the whistle and not allowing play to develop. This incident happening in the playoffs was definitely going to be fodder for fans and their theories.

Fans bring out wild theories surrounding Scott Foster’s latest gaffe

Some of the fans on social media asked how could Scott Foster be so unaware of the situation around him. It took him almost 20 seconds to realize he was bang in the middle of a game. Then others hilariously suggested that Foster was helping either the Dallas Mavericks or the Thunder.

The theories have been blowing up the internet ever since this screengrab started circulating online. Check out some of those comments below;

https://twitter.com/BashfulGoon/status/1788748239694430213

With the playoffs in full swing, it is normal for a veteran official such as Scott Foster to be bang in the middle of the officiating tree. But it seems, he took that too literally in today’s game. A rare gaffe from the highly regarded referee.

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