When stars of the game start criticizing the refs by referencing the fact that the best player of the last 20 years was given preferential treatment by the referees during his time and saying a young player was getting calls like that, the NBA has a problem.
Basically he's stating that it's a fact that Jordan was officiated different than everyone else, that everyone knows it and that the young player currently on the court was also getting preferential treatment. The thing is, a very simple video montage of the calls for Durant that night will prove Garnett is only speaking the truth.
So of course, the NBA throws in that little blurb about inappropriate language in a press conference as well and now there can be no arguments because whether Garnett was only saying what was true, he did swear so the fine stands.
This league is pathetic.
They hand hand out what must be somewhere between $500,000 and a $1 million in fines every year for complaining about the officiating and instead of fixing the officiating they only get more stringent with their fines. The tail is wagging the dog on that one.
Saved me a bunch of typing Nick ... thanks. (TP)
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But doesn't just get under your skin that when a set of officials has a horrible game and one of the biggest stars in the game complains about it the response from the league is to punish the star for rightly speaking his mind?
It's why I like the NFL. You can call for a review if you feel the officials messed up. You can have the game held up for a whole minute or two while the call is reviewed and ultimately, the correct call is made official, the game isn't lengthen that much and there's little to complain about. Sure the subjectivity of pass interference and some other penalties can still cause some controversy but the NFL took a major step from removing controversy over officials.
Also, in the NFL, if the officials mess up calls the league comes out and publicly says so and those officials are taken to task and usually not seen come playoff time. You almost never see that happen in the NBA unless it is the most egregious of errors, like when the Celtics have a game turn around on them because the officials let the other team play with six players and reward the other team for it.
Why can't the NBA institute a coach's challenge for 2 plays a half. What's that going to do make a 2 hour and 45 minute game 3 hours long? Big deal. I would rather have the calls be right and the game be longer.
Now maybe after reviewing that Durant three foul shot foul they give the Thunder the ball side out and Durant hits a three pointer but at least they would have earned it and not been gifted 3 points like they were.
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