The Raptors coach bombarded the referee at the press conference, saying that the Raptors only scored 2 free throws in the fourth quarter, and the Lakers got the league favoring the Lakers and the stars, which caused widespread heated discussions.
When it comes to the referee's whistle, what do the rest of the league think?
In the eyes of many basketball fans, the NBA is a global basketball mecca, with players and coaches of high quality, successful leagues, and fair and just games. But in fact, do NBA referees really blow the game fairly and justly?
The NBA is a commercial league, and favoring one team or star player is nothing new, and former NBA player Bogut once told a podcast about how he was treated differently by the referees when he played for the Warriors compared to when he played on other teams. He admits that the referees are biased in favor of the Warriors.
There's one crazy thing about how I always get out of illegal cover when I'm a warrior. Really, all the time. You know, to do that kind of cover in Milwaukee, I'm going to be guilty in the first quarter. But when you play with the Warriors, when they're starting from the underdog, and I know Curry or Klay is on the line, the referees are on the line at the same time. I can cover some people by pulling and hooking their arms. I can hit defenders in the face in cover and knock them down, the referee won't blow the game. You know I was traded to Dallas, I tried to do the same screen, and I ended up with 3 fouls in the first quarter! Bogut said.
There are also former NBA referees who said in an interview that the league will give instructions to the referees in the playoffs, and control the penalty scale according to the formal strength of each team.
Donaghi also said that the referees are only the executors in the game, and these are all instructed by the league, and all they can do is do what they are told.
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