We all make clerical errors. We fill out our emails wrong on a sign-up form, misspell an address when sending our friends party invites, accidentally CC our boss on a profanity-laced tirade, whatever.
But rarely are our mistakes as costly as the one the Portland Trail Blazers made Wednesday. As CSNNW.com's Peter Socotch detailed, the Blazers accidentally left guard C.J. McCollum off the active list for their game against the Los Angeles Clippers, making the third-year guard a healthy scratch. According to Ben Bolch of the Los Angeles Times, Portland and Los Angeles had a joint call with the NBA, which ruled McCollum could not play.
Had the Blazers attempted to play him, they would have received a technical foul, and he still would have had to remain inactive, as noted by ESPN's Kevin Pelton.
After the Clippers' 109-98 win, Blazers digital reporter Casey Holdahl reported Clippers coach Doc Rivers attempted to say something to McCollum, "but McCollum just shook his head and walked away."
McCollum and Rivers at least looked like they laughed about it at one point, as Holdahl, shared:
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CJ McCollum Accidentally Listed Inactive, Unable to Play in Blazers vs. Clippers
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