FWIW the NBA thought the block by Davis on Barnes was legal because HB initiated the contact. NBA 2 minute report:
https://official.nba.com/l2m/L2MReport.html?gameId=0021900174
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DJ2KB24 1:55 PM on November 16, 2019 Permalink
That’s what I thought as well.
Jamie Sweet (Local Ne'er-Do-Well) 1:57 PM on November 16, 2019 Permalink
It was a bang-bang play, I thought it could have gone either way. Nice to see the NBA had it’s doubts, as well. That verticality rule is a rough one…
mclyne32 (Director) 3:06 PM on November 16, 2019 Permalink
They did miss the Flagrant foul by Holmes on LeBron. He did not even attempt to make a play on the ball.
DJ2KB24 6:10 PM on November 16, 2019 Permalink
Yeah, I thought that was awful too.