So the Packers and Seahawks had themselves quite an interesting finish Monday night. With tensions building around the NFL over the replacement refs, the league's spotlight game was marred by a series of unfortunate calls, the final one being the most controversial of all.
What appeared to be an interception on a last-second Hail Mary was ruled a touchdown by officials, giving Seattle a wild 14-12 win over the Packers. Something about simultaneous possession or something.
And as you might expect, Twitter exploded, with plenty of NBA players weighing in on the controversy as well. A selection of reactions:
Not gonna watch another nfl game until real refs r back. What a farce
— Dirk Nowitzki (@swish41) September 25, 2012
I'm Not Watching #NFL Football Anymore.... These Refs Are A Joke.....
— Carl Landry (@CarlLandry) September 25, 2012
This will be the end of the replacement refs!Sorry guys u just blew a game that a ten year old could have called right!
— Chris Kaman (@ChrisKaman) September 25, 2012
I'm pissed, and I don't like either team, just a fan of the game...#nolockoutisgood
— Marcus Camby (@MarcusCamby23) September 25, 2012
These replacement refs gotta go man!! Packers just got game took from them. I LOVE NFL football to much to see this type of work.
— LeBron James (@KingJames) September 25, 2012
Smh I don't even wanna know how the packers are feeling after that call...
— Kyrie Irving (@KyrieIrving) September 25, 2012
I can't watch football anymore. This is terrible
— Maurice Harkless (@moe_harkless) September 25, 2012
This crazy. Clearly an interception. I'm done with football.
— Anthony Davis (@AntDavis23) September 25, 2012
What is going on in the NFL? Bad bad bad call
— José Juan Barea (@jjbareapr) September 25, 2012
Man these refs are terrible.
— Jason Richardson (@jrich23) September 25, 2012
I'm officially boycotting the NFL, what a joke... Haha
— David Lee (@Dlee042) September 25, 2012
These refs are about to get roasted.
— Chandler Parsons (@ChandlerParsons) September 25, 2012
I might be done with football til the refs come back
— Terrence Jones (@TerrenceJones1) September 25, 2012
Ok football is out of hand! They need the real refs back
— chase budinger (@CBudinger) September 25, 2012
They got robbed!!!
— Tony Allen (@aa000G9) September 25, 2012
Lol the game was like Allstate and that last play was Mayhem lol #classic
— Nate Robinson (@nate_robinson) September 25, 2012
Just found out there's a 1-week training program to be an NFL ref. Now it alllll makes sense...
— Danny Granger (@dgranger33) September 25, 2012
It's one thing for the replacement refs to get it wrong, but how do they confirm it on the replay?
— Jon Leuer (@JLeu30) September 25, 2012
The real refs swag are gonna be outta control when they get back.. They prob wanna fly private now, roll around the field on Segway's
— Quincy Pondexter (@QuincyPondexter) September 25, 2012
I would love to see what my reaction would be if a Mavs game ended like #MNF. #Expensive #NBAtime
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) September 25, 2012
After seeing the 2nd half of the Packer game I may never watch another NFL game until the real refs are back!
— Steve Novak (@stevenovak20) September 25, 2012
