You know what? I don't really want to hear the argument about "by the book". I understand from a rules point of view why the call was what it was. But since when do NBA refs call things by the book? Players are allowed to get away with traveling because they have a "signature move". They're allowed to get away with carrying the ball. Lane violations happen on basically every free throw and they're almost never called. Examples of officials NOT calling the rules as written are endless. Officials have a LOT of leeway to interpret the rules, and what De'Aaron Fox had, all alone in the backcourt standing directly next to the ball and pointing out a clock operator's error is as close to possession as to make no difference. If "that's not a travel" and "that's not a carry" and "that's not a lane violation", then damn well "that's possession".
I don't care if we had little chance to win, and I'm not asking for a replay from the time of the error, but Adam Silver has to come out - tomorrow - and fix this: "Although the call was technically correct by the rulebook, it was very clearly unfair. The Rules Committee will be convening this week to adopt a rule change that will ensure this situation never happens again."