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Officiating Rumors
Bam Adebayo on officiating vs. Celtics: ‘It’s unprofessional when players come to try come talk to you and you don’t look at them’
So with 24 seconds remaining, there first was a technical foul issued to Adebayo by referee Tony Brothers and then another from referee Nick Buchert, leaving Adebayo ejected. “I mean, me personally, I don’t really get bent out of shape about fouls,” Adebayo said, with the Heat turning their attention to Friday’s rematch against the Celtics at TD Garden. “My biggest thing is like, my mom taught me ever since I was younger, if somebody’s talking to you, you look at them dead in the eyes. I feel like that’s unprofessional when players come to try come talk to you and you don’t look at them and, you know, acknowledge them. “I feel like that has to be addressed. And that’s conversations we don’t get to see, we don’t get to hear when they go in their corners. I feel like they should be put on the podium and have to explain certain situations throughout the game.”
Adebayo said no detailed explanations were forthcoming, with a different officiating crew to work Friday’s game. “I asked if I’m getting fouled? They tell me, no,” he said. “And then I go watch film and they were just pushing me. So it’s one of those things where it’s kind of like, ‘Come on bro, y’all are out here to make the game fair.’ And I’m not saying dudes don’t get touched more than others. “But our team shooting a total of nine free throws and we’re one of the teams that gets in the paint, lives in the paint, and you’re telling me we only shoot nine? Come on, man.”
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Steve Kerr on Steph Curry's travel call: 'If we're going to call that now, we've got to call it all the time'
HoopsHype: Steve Kerr on Steph Curry’s travel call: “If we’re going to call that now, we’ve got to call it all the time because it happens 30 times a game. I’m really happy that the officials are going to emphasize it…” pic.twitter.com/LVV82oZUad
Clutch Points: “Going into the season, it was really bench decorum and the palming violation…travelling in the last 2-3 weeks, it’s really skyrocketed across the league.” @Shams Charania talks about Steph Curry’s travel on #RunItBack (via https://t.co/cXsuVzL7C6) pic.twitter.com/8yutBSTOdU
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