Officials

Draymond Green, the NBA’s leader in total technical fouls, thinks something needs to be done about the relationship between players and officials. No need to read between the lines here. Green told as much to The Athletic’s Anthony Slater (h/t NBC Sports for first pointing this out): “It’s bad,” Green told The Athletic. “It’s horrible. It’s really bad. [...]

Tony Romo, now the former quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys, suited up as an honorary member for the Dallas Mavericks when they played the Denver Nuggets Tuesday night. Laughs and smiles and layups were shared by all. Romo didn’t get into the game for real, though he did jump up and run to the scorer’s table as [...]

Last night, the officials stole the show in game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Questionable calls went both ways so you can throw the conspiracy theory notion out the window. However, it doesn’t excuse sloppy officiating. This should be a time to praise good play, rather than focus of referees and the NBA is [...]

April 19, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors The playoffs don’t just get players fired up. They have the save effect on coaches as well. Just ask Portland head coach, Nate McMillan who was just fined $35,000 after criticizing the officiating during his team’s Game 1 loss to Dallas… Portland Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan was [...]