The Space Jam Controversy

By: Bradley Stewart

For those of you who has seen Space Jam starring Bugs Bunny and Micheal Jordan.  You all know how it ended.  MJ stretches his arm from half-court and drops the ball in the hoop as time expires for the win. See Below.

But did the Tune Squad really need a miracle and a comeback?  DID THEY?!  No, they didn't!  The refs, were terrible.  They were absolutley horrendous.  In a game against 3 12-footers.  And 2 guys with spikes coming out of their heads.  Of course, there are going to be fouls.  There was not a foul called in the game.  The rooster for the Tune Squad, was burned alive on the court.  The Monstars killed Foghorn Leghorn in front of his teammates.  But they kept on fighting.  There is not a team in the current NBA, continue to play after a guy on their team got killed.

Here is a look at some of the fouls that should have been called, but weren't.

A monstar tackles Granny on the sideline. 

 A MonStar spins MJ around.

 Two toons blows up a Monstar.

 Blown away again.

 First seconds of the game,  a Monstar throws away Bugs.

 Tweety beats up a Monstar.

 This one sums it up.

 And this is just weird.

Now, the question is why was the game poorly officiated?  The lone ref was a toon.  They Toon Squad should have had the advantage, from calls.  Maybe it was because he was scared.  

But the Tune Squad came back and won the game.  As David Larson says, "It was incredible, all of it.  I've never seen anything like it, and I don't think we'll see anything like it again."  I agree David.  

Here is a box score from the game:

So what happened after the game?  The Monstars disbanded and killed their owner by shoving him up onto a distant planet, killing on impact.  The Tune Squad never played another game.  They remain, UNDEFEATED.

And That's All I Got To Say 'Bout That!