NBA fans marvel at Jalen Rose’s ‘PTSD’ reaction as Heat coach Erik Spoelstra admits ‘horrendous mistake’ that led to heartbreaking loss
Jalen Rose’s ‘PTSD‘ reaction to a massive coaching mistake went viral on Tuesday night as the former Michigan and NBA star took in the Pistons’ dramatic win over the Heat.
Rose was part of Michigan’s legendary ‘Fab Five’ college team, which saw its hopes of winning the 1993 national championship dashed when Chris Webber infamously called a timeout the team didn’t have – giving UNC two free throws and essentially ending the game.
This week, Rose was in person to witness a similar mistake in person as Heat coach Erik Spoelstra also called a timeout the team didn’t possess after Detroit tied the game with 1.1 seconds left.
And the former Pacers star’s reaction to the sequence – which resulted in a game-winning Pistons free throw – was seen by fans as being connected to Webber’s blunder.
‘MAJOR flashbacks. Some wounds never heal,’ one fan wrote on X.
Jalen Rose was left stunned by the Pistons’ late win over the Heat – caused by Miami calling for a timeout they did not have
Rose and Michigan’s national championship hopes in 1993 were dashed when Chris Webber also called a timeout when the team was out of them
‘Took him right back to 1993,’ another said.
‘A meme is born,’ a third added of Rose’s dramatic reaction.
Following the game, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra admitted to making a ‘horrendous mistake’ that costed his team the game.
‘That’s on me. I feel horrible about it,’ the veteran coach told reporters.
‘No excuse for that. I’m 17 years in. We talked about it in the huddle I knew we didn’t have anything. I just got emotional and reactive on that. I made a horrendous mistake at the end. It’s a shame cause we really fought back.’
Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra admitted to making a ‘horrendous mistake’ on Tuesday
Spoelstra’s blunder came after Detroit’s Jalen Duren converted a lob to tie the game at 121 with just 1.1 seconds remaining.
Malik Beasley then made a technical free throw following Spoelstra’s error, and added another free throw after being intentionally fouled by Haywood Highsmith.
Webber, meanwhile, made his infamous timeout call as the Wolverines trailed UNC by two with 11 seconds remaining in the 1993 national championship.
UNC went on to win the game 77-71 after Donald Williams sunk a pair of technical free throws, and then two more after being fouled.
And that was the closest the ‘Fab Five’ and Rose would get to winning a national championship.
