In the NBA, this is about as close as you can get to a double header.Upholding an appeal by the Miami Heat, the NBA has scheduled Miami and Atlanta to play a "do-over" of the final 51.9 seconds of their December 19 game.
The Hawks led 114-111, when Shaq fouled out with less than a minute remaining in overtime. Except for one thing: it was O'Neal's fifth foul, and in the NBA you get six. Oops!
So while Atlanta went on to win the game, it will be as if the game never happened -- for now. The Heat protested the outcome of the game, and for the first time since 1982, the league upheld their protest. Even though he can't shoot free throws well, the big man tends to have a big outcome on the outcome of basketball games.
The game will be replayed to its conclusion March 8 from the point when O'Neal was unduly ejected, and then, after some sort of short break, the two teams will go at it again. As we said, a double header!
My only question is this: what about the folks who thought they watched a real game the first time around? Are they admitted to watch the Choose Your Own Adventure ending, then shuttled out unceremoniously before the start of the feature presentation? Or do they have to sit at home and watch on TV, pointing out to their friends, Hey I was at this game?
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