The Toronto Raptors have officially filed an appeal with the NBA over the conclusion of Sunday’s game against the Sacramento Kings, according to multiple reporters. The appeal was officially filed late Tuesday, and the NBA has five business days to respond. With Thanksgiving this week, that means the NBA doesn’t need to respond until next Wednesday or Thursday (I’m not sure if Friday is a business day for the league).
The protest cost the Raptors $10,000 to make, money they’ll only get back if they win, according to the NBA’s rulebook.
There is precedent for a team to win an appeal, but it would introduce some fairly large logistical questions. We’ve talked this all to death by now. If you need to catch up, here’s the NBA’s statement, the news of the delay of the Last Two Minute Report, the Quick Reaction, the Reaction Podcast, and a special late-night post going deeper on the call in question. I’m at the 905 game and wrote all of those things already, so I’m not going to analyze this any further.
