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The controversial late foul name that proved pivotal in Iowa’s 71-69 victory over UConn within the girls’s Closing 4 sparked some outrage on social media with stars like LeBron James and Angel Reese weighing in.

Nevertheless, UConn gamers voiced their frustration however refused to make use of it to clarify their defeat.

No. 3 UConn was trailing by a single level on Friday with 3.9 seconds remaining when a foul was known as on Aaliyah Edwards as she was organising a display screen together with her staff on their remaining offensive possession.

Edwards wasn’t “given a proof” for the foul name, she instructed reporters afterwards. “There was no actual time to get a proof for it. My standpoint, it was fairly clear.”

The foul gave the ball again to Iowa and Caitlin Clark made her first free throw shortly afterwards, after she had been fouled by Paige Bueckers with 3.1 seconds left. Although she missed her second, it gave Iowa a 71-69 lead and, after the groups battled for the ball, the Hawkeyes retained it by having the possession arrow.

Social media went into overdrive after the controversial incident with NBA nice James main the criticism and far of the furore stemming from the decision being made so late within the recreation.

CNN has contacted the NCAA for remark however had not obtained a response on the time of publication.

“NAAAAAHHHHHH!!! I ain’t rolling with that decision,” James posted on X, previously generally known as Twitter.

Angel Reese, whose LSU was defeated by Iowa within the Elite Eight, posted “wait was that display screen not set clear?” whereas WNBA participant Kelsey Plum mentioned: “To name that on a recreation deciding play is so flawed WOW.”  

Actress Gabrielle Union posted “I hate the tip of the sport. That’s a rattling disgrace. Iowa got here to play and so did UConn. That’s completely NOT how you establish a recreation like this.”

Regardless of this, star guard Bueckers instructed reporters afterwards that the “powerful name” didn’t trigger UConn’s loss.

“All people could make a giant deal of that one single play, however not one single play wins a basketball recreation or loses a basketball recreation,” she mentioned. “You’ll be able to take a look at one play and say, ‘Oh, that killed us or that harm us.’ However we must always have completed a greater job.”

In the meantime, her coach Geno Auriemma instructed reporters that “there’s in all probability an unlawful display screen name that you may make on each single possession.”

“I simply know there have been three or 4 known as on us and I don’t assume there have been any known as on them,” he added. “So I assume we gotta get higher on not setting unlawful screens.”