Archive for the ‘NBA’ Category

Cuban to file complaint on review

Posted on December 19th, 2009 by refpolice

The Mavericks Eric Dampier was ejected in an overtime game last night against the Rockets after officials reviewed a flagrant foul called on Aaron Brooks. After 8 minutes, they tossed Dampier because it was his second technical in the game, and the Mavs went on to lose without their starting center. But the NBA rulebook [...]

40 Minutes for Tim Donaghy Story

Posted on December 9th, 2009 by refpolice

CBS dedicated 40 minutes on Sunday night’s 60 Minutes news magazine to the Tim Donaghy interview. Donaghy has just been released from prison and now faces a life with no money, no family and handful of mobsters tracking him. But the interview was intriguing because of the way Donaghy described the fraternity of NBA officials [...]

Overheard in a Steamroom Somewhere in Florida

Posted on June 15th, 2009 by refpolice

Disney CEO Robert Iger: David, what the f***? You promised me 6 games!
NBA Commissioner David Stern: Oh not this again. I told you rigging NBA series isn’t as easy as it used to be. Plus, if you watched game 4 you’d notice we did just about everything we could, if the Magic could make a [...]

Elbow Room

Posted on June 11th, 2009 by refpolice

The Orlando Magic didn’t help themselves tonight in Game 4 of the NBA Finals (they missed like 15 free throws, including 2 by Dwight Howard with 0:10 to play and a three point lead), but they didn’t catch any break from the officials. I counted 2 muggings on Howard in OT that went uncalled and [...]

Avert Your Eyes David Stern, this was as Shameful as it Gets

Posted on June 8th, 2009 by refpolice

Tonight’s game NBA Finals Game 2 featured real NBA drama down the stretch, but with about 3 minutes to go with the Magic either up by 2 or with the game tied, the officials began calling a different game. After letting them play for most of the 3rd & 4th quarter and both teams in [...]

Cuban Official Crisis

Posted on May 11th, 2009 by refpolice

When you have a foul to give and you’re up by two, the last thing you do is let a good shooter get off a three point shot. The fans, the owners, the coaches and the players know this. More importantly, the officials know this. In fact, the league has come up with rules designed [...]