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Phil Jackson fined $25,000 for criticizing referees

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by Mordo, Nov 30, 2006.

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  1. Mordo

    Mordo Member

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    Phil Jackson stood for the big man on Wednesday, just as Jeff Van Gundy has. As expected, He was was fined 25k also. The league is still trying to turn this into a small man's league.

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    Jackson fined $25,000 for criticizing referees

    NEW YORK (AP) -- Phil Jackson was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Wednesday for criticizing referees Friday night after the Lakers' 114-108 loss to Utah.

    Jackson was quoted in several newspapers about the way the officials -- Derrick Stafford, Derek Richardson and Leroy Richardson -- handled second-year center Andrew Bynum.

    In the second quarter, Bynum was called for traveling and moments later he was whistled for a foul when he thought he drew a charge against Matt Harpring. The 19-year-old Bynum approached the referees, but teammate Kobe Bryant intervened.

    "The big key with Drew is they wouldn't let him play," Jackson said following the game.

    Jackson called the matchup a "roughhouse game" and it was "one of those nights in Utah that you know you're going to get."

    "The league throws out some referee corps that you're dubious about to start with and, you know, the game ends up to be like that," he said.

    Each team was called for 26 fouls.
     
    #1 Mordo, Nov 30, 2006
  2. Yaozer

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    Welcome to the world of Yao Ming. He's been facing these bs from the refs since the first moment he stepped on the court. Bynum hasn't seen jack shiznit when it comes to big man discrimination.

    One positive note.. if this league does turn out to be a small man's game.. then we might see more minutes for JL3 and VSPAN :)
     
    #2 Yaozer, Nov 30, 2006
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    Jackson's comments were much more rude than Jeff's though.
     
    #3 durvasa, Nov 30, 2006
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    anyone catch the bucks @ suns game today..... damn that refereeing was soooo bad, the bucks were basically playing 5 on 8
     
    #4 SmeggySmeg, Dec 2, 2006
  5. tigermission1

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    I am a fan of anyone who stands up for big men in the league today, be it Shaq or Yao or anyone else. These guys are being unfairly officiated to try and limit their impact in a perimeter-oriented league. Despite all that, it's still not going to work (what teams have won the last seven championships)?

    Props to PJax.
     
    #5 tigermission1, Dec 2, 2006
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    Oh, living in SLC I learned that there are a whole different set of rules for the j*zz at home. It's unreal the stuff that goes on there.
     
    #6 Roxnostalgia, Dec 4, 2006
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    lovin it, pimp daddy got fined
     
    #7 HoopsFancy, Dec 4, 2006
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