Jalen Green calls out the referees for not being fair with their calls in Suns vs Blazers

Jalen Green calls out the referees for not being fair with their calls in Suns vs Blazers originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Phoenix Suns lost to the Portland Trail Blazers in a close game in the Play-In Tournament.

It was a stunning loss for the Suns because they had a double-digit lead in the second quarter, but the Suns collapsed yet again. Since this was a Play-In game between the seventh and eighth seeds, the Suns will have another shot. However, this was a game defined by officiating, which Suns guard Jalen Green made loaded comments about.

Jalen Green blasts the referees for unfair officiating Green was excellent in the Play-In game for the Suns. Since Devin Booker was struggling, Green spearheaded the Suns' offense with his 35 points. Unfortunately, he felt that the referees could have played a role in helping the team.

Moving forward, the Suns would want to be more aggressive. However, they want the referees to call fouls because they were playing physical basketball, but felt they were not getting rewarded. MORE: Devin Booker laments the Suns' late-game collapses On the other side, the Blazers had Deni Avdija, who is well-known for his physical style.