Official Talk

First, it wasn't a missed call. It's a normal occurrance for that type of play to be called a regular foul in the last few minutes of a game. Technically any foul when the player isn't "going for the ball" should be called flagrant which would be about 95% of fouls committed by teams that are fouling at the end of a close game. It's a common part of all levels of basketball. Second, officials already have one of the hardest jobs in the world. Putting them through a press conference would make it even worse. I agree with what you said about how them admitting a mistake would cause awful circumstances. I referee's job is to call the game as they see it during the game, that should end with the final buzzer.

No, I don't think that officials should have to speak to the media... how can we expect them to call it correctly and objectively while worrying about facing the media after the game?

Giving refs a mic would do more harm than good. It will create egos among the refs. They will then influence the outcome of the game, even more so then now.

I think they should. First of all, most journalists who write about sports know very little about sports, so it would be beneficial from an educational standpoint. If an umpire or referee explains why he made a call, or what his thought process was, it may make the audience understand the circumstances which led to the call being missed. And I think also officials would be more careful when making calls if they knew they would be accountable to an explanation after the game.