Referees

Joel Embiid wasn’t happy with the refs after his team’s 112-109 loss to the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night. “The referees f–king suck,” the center said after the game. [tweet https://twitter.com/espn/status/1095548900650426369] The biggest non-call and what really upset Embiid happened late in the fourth quarter. The All-Star failed to force a foul call on Celtics [...]

Isaiah Thomas feels slighted by the referees. Following the Boston Celtics’ 121-102 loss to the Washington Wizards on Sunday, the All-Star floor general bemoaned the officiating, largely because he didn’t attempt a free throw. Here’s a video of him assessing the issue, per SI.com’s Ben Golliver: [tweet https://twitter.com/BenGolliver/status/861397906342854656] Thomas attempted 11 free throws in Game [...]

Despite his trademark smile and the perception that he is a very polite, unassuming coach, Steve Kerr has always been very outspoken and unafraid to share his opinion on something, no matter the repercussions. He was at it again Sunday on a Bay Area radio show. He spoke about how poorly the officials have been [...]

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 [...]

October 21, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol The NBA Board of Governors unanimously approved several modifications to the instant replay rules that will go into effect for the upcoming 2010-11 season, the league announced today. Instant replay may now be used: • During the last two minutes of regulation and the entire duration of any [...]

September 27, 2010 – Kevin Burke If you’re tired of seeing players complain and cry to the refs about calls that they disagree with, you’re not alone. Apparently, so is the NBA. This coming season, the NBA will crack down on player tirades. Referees will not tolerate players lashing out or expressing themselves in a [...]

November 19th, 2008 – Dr. J-Water This may sound a little off the wall here, but I basically think that NBA Referees need to use the same principles in disciplining NBA players as they would if they were disciplining kids for misbehaving. Don’t get me wrong here, i’m in no way implying that NBA players [...]