2005 Playoffs
NBA officials get extremely touchy when a participant claims that officials make calls to steer the outcome of a game.
Houston Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy caused a major uproar earlier in the playoffs when he alleged during the Mavericks series that an official told him that instructions were in place to single out a player — Houstons Yao Ming. Van Gundy later backed off saying that he’d talked to a league official rather than a game official. However, the league levied a huge fine, and Van Gundy was warned that a similar future transgression could result in a severe suspension or even banishment.
More recently, after a Game 5 loss to Miami in which he managed just two points, Rasheed Wallace said, “Y’all know we’re going to win game six. If y’all don’t know that, y’all crazy.” The clear implication was that the officials were going to find a way to extend the series with their whistles. Wallace was promptly reprimanded and fined $20,000.
2 comments:
Good research! I am stunned at what you have here...
So, do I stop watching the FakeBA or wait until the league decides it's the Suns turn to win a championship?
Won't have much heart in that celebration....
What John said.
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