Ersan Ilyasova Rumors

Referees have a difficult job. As Ilyasova of the 76ers put it, “Everybody’s always complaining about something.” There are occasions, he said, when he counts himself among the complainers. Depending on his level of agitation, he may express himself in English, “but mostly it’s Russian.” “When you’re upset, you don’t think much,” he said. “It just kind of comes out. You can’t control it.”