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Andy Nesbitt

A perfect ‘pass’ by a ref led to the Warriors scoring an easy fast-break layup

NBA refs are a huge part of any NBA game, obviously.

But usually it’s for the calls they make, or don’t make. It’s not often that they bring attention upon themselves by something they do with a ball.

Basketball courts, however, can become a small, crowded place and sometimes accidents will happen. Accidents like what happened during Thursday night’s game between the Golden State Warriors and Orlando Magic.

As if the two-time defending champs need any extra help, check out what happened when an errant pass bounced off a ref and led to an easy two points for Quinn Cook:

The ref did his best to get out of the way but that was too perfect. Twitter had some reactions.

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