Tag: Officiating

Celtics alum Rasheed Wallace on today’s referees

There may be no better Boston alumnus to comment on the rising tendency of referees to become part of a game’s narrative than former Celtics forward Rasheed Wallace.

For fans of the Boston Celtics and the rest of the NBA, this might be one of the worst seasons in recent memory when it comes to referees inserting themselves into the outcome of a game. The Celtics, in particular, have found themselves on the wrong end of some especially egregious officiating errors, and a handful of ejections that have raised eyebrows.

But there may be no better Boston alumnus to comment on the rising tendency of referees to become part of a game’s narrative than former Celtics forward Rasheed Wallace. Sheed recently took some time to share his thoughts on the crisis of refereeing impact the league this season on an episode of his Underdog “That’s What Sheed Said” podcast.

He also gets into some of the worst calls he ever witnessed as a player, and those who know Sheed know there were more than a few.

Check it out above!

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Celtics’ Jayson Tatum gets ejected after heated exchange with official

The Duke alum, who has a history of jawing with officials to poor effect, revealed postgame he chose that moment to make a point.

While most of the people reading this are too young to remember who comedian Rodney Dangerfield is, star Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum also tends to feel like he can’t get any respect — at least from the referees. Ejected near the end of a blowout win vs. the Houston Rockets at TD Garden, the St. Louis native had felt he had not been getting calls for legitimate fouls on multiple drives.

When he voiced his concern vocally with one of the game’s officials, he received a technical foul for his trouble. This only agitated Tatum more, and he began to protest vigorously as he walked away from the ref, who gave him a second technical foul with its requisite ejection in the process. The Duke alum, who has a history of jawing with officials to poor effect, revealed postgame he chose that moment to make a point given the game was already in the bag for Boston.

If you missed that moment on the court or just want a second look, check out the clip embedded below of it put together by the folks at the “Chaz NBA” YouTube channel.

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Is it time to move on from the NBA’s botched officiating in the Boston Celtics loss to the Indiana Pacers?

Even Celtics fans have to be getting a bit weary of hearing about the team’s 133-131 loss to the Pacers.

Is it time to move on from the NBA’s botched officiating in the Boston Celtics loss to the Indiana Pacers? With the team’s current and former players joining the fans, the media and even longtime Celtics nemesis LeBron James complaining about how the bad calls helping to cost the Celtics a win. The current NBA news cycle has been everything the league likely wants to avoid while building stronger relationships with legal gambling.

But even Celtics fans have to be getting a bit weary of hearing about the specific instance that was the team’s 133-131 loss to the Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse this past Monday night. When is enough griping enough?

The hosts of the CLNS Media “First to the Floor” podcast explored this very question on a recent episode — after getting their own takes about the loss off their chests.

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Venting on the last two minute report then talking Celtics roster, All-Stars, and concerns

Even the media were nonplussed with how the Pacers loss went.

After the NBA in effect admitted to being a major part of the reason why the Boston Celtics lost their most recent tilt with the Indiana Pacers thanks to a pair of late blown calls in their game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse last Monday night, fans of the ball club were irate.

But it was not just the fans who were irked by the predictable outcome — even with the twist that the foul on Jaylen Brown that supposedly was not one — current and former Celtics were angry about the outcome, as was LeBron James. Even the media were sharing their disappointment with the botched calls.

Regarding the latter, on a recent episode of the NBA Sports Boston “Celtics Talk” podcast, hosts Chris Forsberg and Cerrone Battle vented their frustrations, and talked a bit about the coming All-Star Game and trade deadline.

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The Boston Celtics react to the NBA’s last two minute report on their loss to the Pacers

Derrick White said, “It doesn’t change anything … there were many things we could have done to avoid that situation.”

The NBA released their last two minute report following the contentious end to the Boston Celtics’ recent loss against the Indiana Pacers on Monday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

The report clarified that Pacers guard Buddy Hield did not foul star Celtics forward Jaylen Brown, describing the contact to the head as “minimal.” However, the league acknowledged that Indiana center Myles Turner should have been called for fouling Boston guard Derrick White in the final seconds and that Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis did not foul Pacers wing Bennedict Mathurin on the last shot.

CLNS Media’s Bobby Manning had a discussion with White before Boston’s matchup with the Minnesota Timberwolves, seeking his thoughts on the report. White said, “It doesn’t change anything … there were many things we could have done to avoid that situation … you’re upset in the moment, but we have to move on.”

Check out the clip above for the full reaction.

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Eddie House reacts to the Boston Celtics’ frustrating last two minute report

House shared his feelings about the bad calls and their impact on the game.

It wasn’t just the Boston Celtics players and their fans who were frustrated by the NBA’s bad calls that helped cost the Celtics their recent game against the Indiana Pacers, it seems. Former players for Boston also got on the airwaves to voice their displeasure with the results of the league’s last two minute report for the contest in question, including 2008 champion shooting guard and current broadcaster Eddie House.

House shared his feelings about the bad calls and their impact on the game and potentially the Celtics’ season on a recent episode of the NBC Sports Boston’s Celtics Post Up show. House let his ire rise to the surface while breaking down the potential impact that sort of officiating can have.

To hear what House had to say in his conversation with cohosts Amina Smith and Chris Forsberg, check out the clip embedded below.

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Did the NBA’s bad calls cost the Boston Celtics a game to the Indiana Pacers?

In fairness, the Celtics would never have been in such a position had they handled their business in the game’s third quarter,.

A recent Boston Celtics loss to the Indiana Pacers has the NBA’s officiating back in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. The Celtics fell to the Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse after a pair of botched calls by the officials robbed Boston of a chance to win the game in regulation, instead handing the tilt to Indiana on a platter.

In fairness, the Celtics would never have been in such a position had they handled their business in the game’s third quarter, a series of defensive lapses proving very costly in the long run for Boston. But the injection of the officials of their poor calls into the contest’s outcome has left a mark on the season most would like to forget.

Did the refs cost the Celtics a game to the Pacers? The hosts of the CLNS Media “The Big Three NBA” podcast recently talked through their feelings about the loss — check it out below.

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On the NBA admitting refs made game-altering mistakes in Boston Celtics loss to Indiana Pacers

The Celtics, of course, should never have been in such a position in the first place, their third-quarter defensive lapses ultimately the cause of the loss. But that’s little consolation for the refs making a bad situation worse.

The NBA recently acknowledged a critical officiating error during the Boston Celtics’ narrow defeat to the Indiana Pacers, with referees making game-altering mistakes in the final moments. The controversy revolves around two crucial calls that directly impacted the outcome of the contest.

One saw Indiana guard Buddy Hield hit Jaylen Brown on the head, and another credited a foul to Boston big man Kristaps Porzingis for contact on Pacers wing Bennedict Mathurin. The NBA’s last two minute report confessed to the officiating error, not that it will help the Celtics’ winning percentage when all is said and done.

The Celtics, of course, should never have been in such a position in the first place, their third-quarter defensive lapses ultimately the cause of the loss. But that’s little consolation for the refs making a bad situation worse.

The hosts of the CLNS Media “How Bout Them Celtics!” podcast weighed in on the admission by the league in their most recent episode — check it out above!

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NBA’s Last two minute report exonerates refs in overturned call in Celtics-Pacers

They still managed to botch a key call late by their own admission however.

It seems the officials did indeed botch a critical call in the waning seconds of the Boston Celtics‘ loss to the Indiana Pacers on Monday night, though likely not on the one most were looking at as the incorrect one.

The controversial overturning of a play initially ruled a foul on Indiana’s Buddy Hield as he made contact with Jaylen Brown’s head in the final seconds of the game but changed to a fair block on review was deemed the correct call by the NBA’s last two minute report released Tuesday afternoon. But another play shortly afterward was instead ruled an incorrect call, leading to the same sort of end to a game one never wants to see as a fan or a bettor.

That would be the play that saw Kristaps Porzingis pick up a foul just seconds later on Pacers wing Bennedict Mathurin, leading to two shots for Indiana that likely sealed the win for the Pacers.

Jaylen Brown calls out officiating in Boston Celtics’ controversial loss to the Pacers

“Of course I’m pissed about it,” said Brown postgame.

Playing on a ball club known for having players on it who are not afraid to complain to a referee when they think they were slighted by a call, star Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown is something of an exception when it comes to that sort of thing, rivaled by only Derrick White and Al Horford when it comes to not giving officials a hard time in green and white.

So Brown’s words should probably carry extra weight when he does complain. And after Monday night’s controversial loss to the Indiana Pacers, Brown did just that. A call in the game’s waning seconds with the score tied shifted what was originally called a foul that could have sealed the game for Boston into a possession and ultimately a win for Indiana upon review.

Brown, who was attacking the basket, saw a foul called on Pacers guard Buddy Hield due to contact with the Georgia native’s head — contact he would admit to Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla he thought was a foul as well — reversed, confusingly, upon review.