Hawks Fans Blame NBA Ref Sean Wright for Trae Young’s Injury

Did NBA Ref Sean Wright intentionally injure Trae Young? Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young suffered a bone bruise to his right foot after he stepped on NBA referee Sean Wright’s Foot. The Atlanta Hawks star listed as questionable for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Milwaukee Bucks at State Farm Arena on Tuesday, according to Marc Stein of the New York Times.

The Hawks say Trae Young had an MRI taken earlier today at the Emory Sports Medicine Complex and it revealed a bone bruise to his right foot.

Young will be listed as questionable for tomorrow’s Eastern Conference Finals Game 4.

— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) June 28, 2021

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Following the play, Hawks fans took to Twitter to place the blame squarely on the NBA ref.

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Hawks fans confronting Sean Wright after the game pic.twitter.com/4OIijvrpc9

— 🇵🇭Braven🇺🇸 Haas F1 Fan Account (@Braven_Kerbs) June 28, 2021

Sean Wright may not officiate next game. He should have not been so close

— Soaring Down South (@SoaringDwnSouth) June 28, 2021

https://twitter.com/2022Georgia/status/1409348605559939073

Jordan player of the game! #seanwright pic.twitter.com/IEHc49TxJJ

— Tiffany (@Amor_Tiffany) June 28, 2021

The game ball for Hawks vs Bucks goes to Sean Wright. pic.twitter.com/0Uerkm5sU8

— mayhem (@mayhemSLR) June 28, 2021

Sean Wright has been incredibly valuable for the Bucks.

— Ivan Johnson Jr. Jr. •Jordan • F.I.L.A. (@jordan23atl) June 28, 2021

Khris Middleton and Sean Wright put this game away in the second half 🔥

— nmz (@nmzhoops) June 28, 2021

Sean Wright had Bucks ML

— ⚡️ (@Prime_VC) June 28, 2021

The ref ain't clear of fault. He was suppose to be more towards the corner according to the officials handbook. Freak accident for sure, but Sean Wright isn't exempt from criticism for his awful positioning.

— Ex Drug Dealer, Karl (WS CHAMPS!!) (@SoberKarl) June 28, 2021

Sean Wright really took him out the series. These refs have zero awareness on the court. https://t.co/o9nRlikPoi

— Joey Wilkinson 🏁 (@AssassinateHate) June 28, 2021

You hate to see a player get hurt on a freak accident, but it happens.

Was the ref out of position? Possibly.

Either way you just have to chalk it up to very bad luck.

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