Originally Posted by Nevadaref (Post 954039)

"Chris Paul has been fined $25,000 for his public criticism of Lauren Holtkamp, the first-year referee who called a technical foul against the Los Angeles Clippers star point guard earlier this week."
Full story:
http://m.espn.go.com/nba/story?storyId=12292518

Originally Posted by twocentsworth (Post 954059)

As I predicted, Chris Paul was fined by the NBA and not mention of "gender issues" being considered - BECAUSE IT BAD NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT HE SAID! Case closed....

Originally Posted by twocentsworth (Post 954059)

As I predicted, Chris Paul was fined by the NBA and not mention of "gender issues" being considered - BECAUSE IT BAD NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT HE SAID! Case closed....

Originally Posted by Rob1968 (Post 954048)

I watched the game. And the follow-up portion of my narative came from 2 NBA refs, one of whom, as a guest speeker, recited the story to our officiating group of aprox. 150 officials. The other confirmed the story in personal conversations, with me and others of my officiating colleagues.

Originally Posted by Rob1968 (Post 954042)

Many years ago, a rookie ref called a foul on Michael Jordan, near the end of a close game, against the Utah Jazz. When Mr. Jordan verbally objected, with something along the lines of, "You can't call that on me!" the ref T'd him and tossed him. The Jazz won the game.
That rookie ref lost his schedule for the rest of the season, and was brought back the next season, "on probation". It was understood by the officials, and those of us who knew the background of the situation, that A) nobody comes to watch the refs, and B) nobody comes to watch the 11th or 12th player on the bench.

Originally Posted by AremRed (Post 954046)

Got a citation for this bit of trivia?

Originally Posted by Whistles & Stripes (Post 954115)

Here's the clip of what is likely the game in question:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErOSUnO1oH0

I can't confirm or deny the allegations that the rookie ref lost his schedule.

Originally Posted by Whistles & Stripes (Post 954115)

Here's the clip of what is likely the game in question:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErOSUnO1oH0

I can't confirm or deny the allegations that the rookie ref lost his schedule.

Originally Posted by AremRed (Post 954123)

Looks like a good ejection for me.

Originally Posted by Whistles & Stripes (Post 954115)

Here's the clip of what is likely the game in question:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErOSUnO1oH0

I can't confirm or deny the allegations that the rookie ref lost his schedule.

Originally Posted by Welpe (Post 954173)

If that were to happen today, the broadcasters would've roasted the officials for the remainder of the game about the officials taking the game out of the players' hands.

Originally Posted by Nevadaref (Post 954057)

One would hope that the league would be consistent, but we all know that the fine would not be the same. This particular fine is about the NBA attempting to protect its newest female official. For several years now league has made it known that it has a desire to have a female official or two working games and is going to take whatever measures it needs to enact that. This is mostly PR and PC so the league can been seen as inclusive.

Originally Posted by VaTerp (Post 953857)

"Paul, who also is head of the National Basketball Players Association, and several other Clippers players said after postgame interviews that their displeasure had nothing to do with Holtkamp's gender and everything to do with the calls she made on the court."

Replace "her" with "him" and he could have easily applied that statement to any other rookie official.

I think the fine will be around $25K, which is in line with most recent fines for public criticism of officials.

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef (Post 954344)

I just think it is idiotic to imply someone is not ready for the NBA based on one technical foul car Makes me question whether is qualified to be in a union leadership position.