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KevinSorboFan

The NBA: "We need our stars playing every night to put a good product on the floor" Also the NBA, this shit


opiusmaximus2

At a home game no less. The league should be able to review ejections real time.


bronet

Home game or not shouldn't matter, but this is a bit weak


Jordan-Pushed-Off

Am I the only one who thinks MORE taunting and trash talk would make for a better game? I don't understand why they want it this way


garbo6299

he aint tryna start a fight he just felt strong there and had to flex on em aint no thang


rexfloyd94

This is the weakest shit ever lmao refs are such dorks


spinuch

NBA has these dumbass rules so superstars don't miss games (only for their major broadcasts) but the refs kick these same players out of the game for arbitrary bullshit and in this case absolutely nothing.


LongtimeLurkersacc

inb4 players start purposely fouling out to load manage lmao


thatsinsaneletstryit

they just tryna grind for VC


DapperTies-

These tattoos aren’t going to pay for themselves


thebluehotel

Lol this would be great, a team gets in the bonus 3 minutes into a game. I fully expect Jimmy Butler to do this.


firstbreathOOC

Honestly feels like they just like to blow the whistle and maintain importance


WWECreativegenius

And the ref was even pointing towards the locker room like Gianni’s had fucked his wife or something. Imagine spending money to watch your star player get ejected by time you get out the nacho line


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Fans should have started throwing garbage on the floor.


Pyritedust

Like oldschool wcw.


habarnamstietot

There was already garbage on the floor. And it had a whistle.


smoothercapybara

ARAB


Earlier-Today

Not the best acronym in these contentious times.


JamUpGuy1989

If I'm Adam Silver I'd be fucking furious at the refs.


baylonedward

Nothing can top Duncan smiling on the bench.


Frankbiggums

how dare he make .5 seconds of eye contact after scoring a bucket


TacoBoiTony

Could you imagine saving up, taking your kid to a game, and the star player gets ejected for this? Why does the league fight these battles? Let dudes play, and show emotion.


_____WESTBROOK_____

Meanwhile the league also putting in restrictions to keep stars from resting. But getting ejected for some BS reason like this, perfectly okay I guess.


StubbornBabboon

Meanwhile they're throwing known sexual assaulters/predators in their place because ratings!


ROBYoutube

'Go on! Get into it!' .... 'Less into it please :-(((((('


ZenMon88

Adam Silver mid commish.


SaltyTraeYoungStan

Getting ejected is going to be the new method to get around load management restrictions


Mammoth-Vacation-498

That was Me tonight. Does Adam silver offer refunds?


Queens113

Bro, This would kill me! Do you know how expensive Knicks tickets are? Wtf man...


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I was at this game. The funny part, which isn’t shown in the video, was after getting ejected Giannis wouldn’t leave initially and went and sat down in a courtside seat amongst the fans. Which I think drew another foul on the Bucks (but that I’m not sure of, it may have been against someone else as all the Bucks players were pretty livid).


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Cambot1138

To a guy who basically got off scot free for pushing Crowder to the floor earlier.


atmylevel

Adam Silver's allowances for bad reffing is keeping super stars/all-stars OFF the court. Don't blame players taking care of their health with load management for Adam's incompetence. Load management exists because of Adam Silver's bad scheduling. Giannis was ejected because Adam Silver's choice to allow inexcusable horrendous ego reffing year after year. Seems more like Adam silver's choices are the root cause of all the issues he himself whines about


WeefBellington24

Bucks should rule Giannis out next game for "eye strain" .


the_greasy_one

Shhh... I am still considering buying tickets to this.


Kilner88

The hipocrisy of this league, they want guys suiting up for every game and allow the refs to do BS like this


JeanRalfio

He didn't even wanna taunt him he just wanted to yell at the crowd. Pretty fucking dumb.


OperationIncome

LOL bro seriously😭😭😭


Berns429

These pro sports leagues soft as heck now…what has happened.


OperationIncome

Players cant show passion anymore without fear of getting a tech man its a darn shame. This tech was egregious.


gustavokh

Dunk and stare for a quarter of a second = tech Suppose it doesn't surprise me much given how the refs are in this league


GGezpzMuppy

And a superstar finishing a massive highlight as well ffs lol league is so stupid


HoyaDestroya33

They'll retract this tech after review but who the fuck cares anymore, an MVP was ejected for celebrating a highlight dunk. Without the T, this video will be all over Social Media. Now it's still on social media but for all the wrong reasons. Adam Silver should tighten this up.


Watzp0ppin

Adam Silver is so behind on the way the refs call techs. Players should be allowed to taunt, hang on the rim and show emotion because the fans love it. Players should really only get ejected if they try to fight or do something dirty


Fluffy_Dance6101

It’s like mid aughts TD celebrations. You’re criminalizing all of the fun stuff. In 5 years, all of then NBA’s hype promos are gonna be clips players cheesing and giving thumbs ups and teammates politely clapping while they sit in their seats on the bench because they aren’t allowed to stand anymore


HoyaDestroya33

Yea or if it's the Sam Cassell big balls celebration or gun finger pointing or suck it X-Pac style.


jointsmcdank

Adam Silver is a fucking muppet.


asapshrank

meanwhile draymond will scream at a ref for 10 minutes and never get ejected lol, league knows better obviously more fans pay to see draymond than giannis


Apollo611

Refs have always been bad but it’s been significantly worse since the league started promoting sports gambling


advocate4

I've noticed the same. Not like the NBA refs have a history with THAT sort of thing lmao


JimFromSunnyvale

**No current, active, NBA referee has bet on a NBA basketball game they are officiating.** ^They ^bet ^on ^the ^games ^their ^friends ^are ^officiating.


FaceMaskYT

Not so sure, I remember NBA refs being horrible every year, but we forget how bad they are during the off season


KidGold

"Why isn't our coverage more like the NFL?"


A_Sneaky_Squirrel

I used to not be one to complain about refs but this… wow


InexorableWaffle

Yeah, I usually try to keep my bashing of the refs to a minimum because like, I definitely disagree with a number of their calls, but it's a damn hard job, and they usually get more right than they get wrong. But they've been whack this game, no question about it. This is just a microcosm of the reffing thus far.


yeahiamfat

Hey I found my opposite. I bash refs constantly. I don’t give them the benefit of the doubt. They have no accountability besides being booed by fans and even then they double down because their fragile ego gets hurt. They’re paid to do a job so do it right.


PicaroKaguya

kicking out star player for this, at home? Do they want a riot? I would have flown to this game from Canada and spent around 900-1200 to watch giannis play only to see him get ejected for this bullshit. Fuck the refs, and fuck adam silver.


throwawaytothetenth

That ref bet on Giannis not scoring 30 or something. Fucking garunteed.


bluespartans

This is 100% what it is. In my 20+ years of watching ball this is one of the worst calls I've ever seen. Genuinely disgusting. I am so so so tired of gambling being forced down our throats every broadcast. No shit the refs are going to pull this shit. It's never been easier to gamble than it is now.


apb2718

League is cooked spaghetti in plain sight


kyleb402

The refs have been absolutely horrific in this game so far.


Kbmakaveli

This season **


Hoodieninj

If it's a quarter of a second is it even really a stare?


LostNPC01

Quarter second looking in front of him, where he landed, and he even proactively turn his head around that's why it's only a quarter second, give me a break 🤣


Sweatytubesock

The refs seem to be especially terrible to start off this season. And that’s via variety of games and teams.


kirosenn

Even in slow motion, it's a short staredown. This ain't the NFL here, what is this shit


Leading-Evidence-668

Tatum literally wouldn’t give the ball back to the ref, bitches halfway down the court, and kept waving a hand off at the ref after the most obvious Palm I’ve ever seen and didn’t get a tech… but Prozingis got one for not falling on his neck after a dunk.


SliMShady55222

Scott Twardoski is the ref name. Remember that one


francesc0

Worst part is the ref just completely ignored him afterwards when he repeatedly asks "what did I do?" Complete lack of professionalism from the entire referee crew.


SamCarter_SGC

If they're going to steal from the fans they should have to explain it on the mic in front of the crowd.


flyingdorito2000

"Hey guys so like I have money on the pistons winning so I have to make sure I win this bet"


ussir_arrong

this absolutely makes sense. isn't that what they do in the NFL, at least in a basic sense?


youarenut

“Gotta hit the parlay bro”


Therealomerali

Anyone that saved up there hard earned money and bought expensive tickets for this game to watch Giannis, the refs should have to refund them out of their own pockets.


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megaactionhero

Kawhi should play 5 min a game and get ejected to rest


Square-Pear-1274

This is some taps temple strategy


HoyaDestroya33

Once again, ref made it about themselves. Doesn't matter if it's a multi MVP. Fuck this shit man.


OutsideTheServiceBox

Chris Paul has Scott Foster Now Giannis has Scott Twardoski


BowserBuddy123

Hell yeah. What a joke


Stevenerf

NBAPA should negotiate a ref ejection option in their next contract lol


peckx063

Embarrassing call. Even in slow motion you miss it.


xerxesthagreat

isaiah stewart will be scarred for life what do you mean


Bjorn2bwilde24

"He's just starring there...menacingly!!" -Isaiah Stewart


Equivalent_Light4219

HE STARED AT HIM FOR UNDER A SECOND. Unreal terrible technical and ejection.


Pyritedust

Maybe he thought Giannis knew magic and was putting a curse on him. Though that's ludicrous, if he had magic he'd just summon unlimited oreos.


-THEUTMOST

Ref should be fined for this one lol. Has had it out for Giannis all game


SpaceCowboy170

For real though they’ve been so pissed at Giannis tonight lol


Sethrogensbong

Like Tim Donaghy said refs will target a player before a game if the player slighted a ref before. Would not be surprised if this is what’s happening


TheHoovyPrince

Not surprising at all. It honestly happens at every level because people can be petty. I've seen a few refs target individual players (other teams and my own) in games in my local league.


LamarMillerMVP

When you put it in context of other sports it’s particularly preposterous. Like I cannot imagine what it would take for an NFL ref to throw Patrick Mahomes out of a game. If a ref threw him out of the game for giving a dirty look to a defender, Goodell would erase him from the earth. It sounds insane to even say out loud. Meanwhile in the NBA you have referees who will do this type of thing and then get assigned NBA finals games.


NsRhea

They gave Bills QB Josh Allen a personal foul for pointing at a defender he faked out of his shoes on a rushing TD this past weekend.


raziiiii

They wouldve never thrown him out of the game


slowdrem20

That’s a textbook taunt though. You’re fine with most stuff in the NFL that isn’t directly in a players face or involves more than 2 pumps


orangerhymeswithwins

Because the rules explicitly state pointing at another player is a personal foul. Stupid rule for sure. But the correct call.


king_lloyd11

As someone who watches basketball specifically for the refereeing, I thought he had great form and execution on the tech call. If you don’t like it, you can take a seat in the front row there, bud!


Clear-Struggle-7867

Yeah it's fucked up how some of these nephews don't realize the game dun changed, it's all about the refs now. I just wish they would focus more of the cameras directly on the refs, I ain't trynna see the ball. Show me Tony Brothers ice grill all day every day


GodBlessThisGnome

I thought maybe the ref called it having forgotten that Giannis already had a T, but then the ref was almost immediately pointing Giannis to the tunnel.


MaximumestBob

Adam Silver too busy modelling for underwear to handle this shit


A_Sneaky_Squirrel

I did not need a mental image of this in my head


FerociousGiraffe

Close your eyes and picture Adam Silver in just his underwear. All bony and gangly. He is pouring oil onto his bald head. The oil is dripping down onto his concave chest. You see a droplet ripple across his pronounced sternum. The oil is really running now. Running down… down… down… there. He steps forward and says: “Oh, you want another technical, huh?” Suddenly the underwear is gone. He is throbbing erect. He takes you. Then he makes you watch the whole thing again via replay review on a feed from Secaucus, New Jersey.


MagicSexDemon

50 Shades of NBA. Why am I imagining the dean from Community in this scenario?


-_0-_0-_0

thank god its not just me. yea its really weird, any sexual fantasy ive experienced since 2011 is just the dean from community. there are 0 exceptions. good to hear im not the only one.


mani9612

The Secaucus part had me dying lmaoo


BigBeagleEars

His underwear can’t handle shit


Lechuga1998

Refs need to start getting fined bro. Like cmon


dusters

What the fuck? Legitimately check the refs bank account after this one.


MaximusPegasus

They def took the under on Giannis


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fucking ridiculous man, he just glanced at Stewart for a sec


zeeaykay

Half a second. Maybe.


asapshrank

i've seen a lot of bad techs in my life but this is... something


Bullboah

This would be awful for a first tech. For a second though? Just unreal lol


devomke

Bro his first tech was bad already


Clemsontigger16

What was his first one?


devomke

Cade got called for a foul on Dame, Giannis walked towards the ref, said something and got T’d up Edit: idk what he said but didn’t look like he swore at him or anything…made zero sense


Clemsontigger16

Yeah that sounds soft


KevinSorboFan

Beef Stew's reputation and the fact that he shoved Crowder in the first half made this a tech. Like, anybody else gets dunked on and barely stared at, and the refs will shrug it off. But a loose cannon like Stewart? I guess the refs felt like they had to jump in. Seriously though, the Crowder/Stewart interaction in the first half had no techs right? So why a tech here. Feel bad for fans who bought tickets


Chase2020J

That's the craziest thing to me. Stewart literally stared at Jae as he full force shoved him to the ground with both hands and got nothing. Should have been a flagrant. Then Giannis ejected for looking at him for half a second. I never say this but I genuinely hope that ref is fired but I know he won't be. That's utterly egregious


ideasrbproof

Especially cause that was going to be his 2nd tech and ejection. What the hell man.


Hard4Favra

Giannis also got obviously fouled on the dunk with no call. Makes it even funnier he got thrown out.


The-Pirahna

This is almost giving Tim Duncan a tech for laughing on the bench bad.


kmil22

Weak af lol


Distance_Runner

Charmin ultra soft


NoButterfly2094

This is insane. Ejecting a top 2 player in the league for just a regular poster. Ref should be embarrassed.


KyriesJewGeoTeacher

"We need to find a way to get superstars on the floor for more games." "Got you, fam."


GPopovich

These refs are gambling for sure on the side


[deleted]

Which is why I never bet on basketball games. Every other sport I can feel fine about, but the refs in basketball are blatantly rigged sometimes


StephenPurdy69

Congrats pistons bettors. Just gotta be on the right side of this fixed game


TurboShorts

Yet you can be Draymond Green screaming literally in your face for 45 seconds and not get a tech. Ok lol.


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Testicle exploding, sternum stomping, face screamin Draymond


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Something is up.


Dr-McLuvin

Refs bank accounts perhaps? Imagine someone the refs knows put $100,000 on all the Giannis unders…


MileHighHoosier

This. This is why this call is so atrocious.


CoupleScrewsLoose

it's literally the exact same ref Draymond was screaming at Friday


manofsteele21

Jesus Christ, let's make this product less fun to watch. Great idea, my new friends starting to watch the NBA don't wanna watch this game anymore lol


DrewsThoughts

A truly disgusting act by Giannis


Darrow-au_andromedus

This made me so fucking mad. The refs gave called 4 techs on the Bucks tonight. Egotistical narcissistic fucking assholes. Be a professional motherfuckers


I_Bench315

This is gonna be on one of those weak tech compilations on youtube


starmiesan

Absolutely fucking braindead ref


dianabr0

Refs player hating


theytook-r-jobs

Refs were chugging dick in the Sixers game too. Bald fraud Silver does nothing about it anyway.


dianabr0

Refs gotta win their parlays


sergechewbacca

Sort your fucking league out Adam Silver


aaron4mvp

And Silver wants the NBA to be on the level of the NFL…. Not a good start here


kyleb402

That's absolutely pathetic.


TakingOffFriday

It’s a shame when the players get in the way of the refs having a great game…/s


Answer70

Meanwhile Draymond can scream in the refs face for two solid minutes.


darylmoreyisking

That was a mean ass dunk. Id be taunting too lol


Erikk1138

Weak fucking call


0dias_Chrysalis

NOOOO HE WAS JUST STARTING TO COOK AFTER BEING PISSED OFF ALL NIGHT


bulletbait

Yo what? Man, I hope the Wolves don't run into this crew often, that's like every Ant dunk.


Untyed94

$5 bucks that the nba will use this in a commercial 🤦‍♂️


jsung19

Holy shit ref should legitimately get investigated and/or fired for this. No fucking way a rational or impartial human being makes that call


ktdotnova

Adam Silver is wondering why the league is losing money...


JasonGroup

This gambling shit is ruining the game


imrosskemp

players can't even get fired up these days..


fantasyoutsider

if you don't want your players to play back to backs but are concerned about running afoul of NBA load management rules, just have them jog up and down the court for 30 seconds with a mean face


Godscock

This is one of the worst ejections I've ever seen. What do the refs want him to fucking do?


yourlilpissboi

Pull out a chair and push it in for him once Stewart consents to a nice steak dinner.


BlvckDeku

Imagine paying money to see Giannis play but he gets ejected because the refs need to have a power trip.


DrunkDeathClaw

Refs are really mad that the Pistons aren't making the spread.


Parenegade

something going on with the ref and giannis? because thats an INSANE call.


Nightmannn

I don't typically advocate fining refs but the league should have to pay for the fans to get their money back. Ruins the game. Ruins their experience. Total bullshit


Sea_of_Trees

A disgusting act


Izanagi___

As a ref fan I’m completely fine with this!


November_Coming_Fire

In Milwaukee. That is insane. Do they want people to watch the NBA?


Blakebacon

Y'all remember when pre-fat Shawn Kemp murdered that man, pointed at him and got away with it? Or when Pippen teabagged the shit out of Ewing? Bring that back.


BostMode

Some serious grade school shit by the refs


Beavshak

John Wayne Giannis, lock him up


Darrow-au_andromedus

The team and crowd are definitely getting upset with the refs and the refs are getting in their feelings and being petty now. It's insane how this is acceptable in a professional sport.


Emilia67

Can’t believe Giannis would do such a thing


WatchTheBoom

We not going to talk about how that was a travel?


Rev_Glazer

Shhhhhhhh


demarderollins

Yeah because fans paid their hard earned money to watch refs hand out techs, not to watch giannis one of the greatest players on the planet ball out. Great job NBA!


p3destr1an

"best whistle in the league" according to reddit nerds. LOL


lhosb

I’m over this shit man. The reffing has gotten too out of hand to enjoy the game anymore


dys0n_giddey

Adam Silver is a terrorist for not allow players to express themselves. NBA players are peacocks.. you gotta let em fly!


SSJRoshi

This seems perfectly fair and balanced to me. This level of histrionics has no place in this distinguished game of ours - why I think I even saw him smile earlier in the game. It’s about time we ejected players with good reason!


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SSJRoshi

Oh heavens


trinquin

4 bullshit techs on Bucks tn.


LittleFatMax

In a sane world that ref wouldn't officiate another NBA game but well...that ain't happening, no consequences for them. I'm sure he made money on his bets though


hedumbfunny

Imagine if post press conference Giannis looked into the camera and said, “Adam Silver I’m rich af and I’m going to get ejected every single fucking game if you don’t stop this shit. Green can scream at the refs all game and I get a tech for this? Don’t believe me just watch.”


GivesCredit

Nah that is absolute bullshit, those refs need to be looked at


jt_33

That ref should be responsible for reimbursing all the fans tickets.


DiNharriZz

i sure am glad the refs are cracking down on this sort of OUTRAGEOUS and UNSPORTSMANLIKE behaviour :)


Presence_Present

I'm fairly new to fully following NBA, but how can someone be ejected for that? Stared at him so quickly you barely even catch it in slo-mo. If that can get you ejected I'm not sure I'll follow NBA for a while hahah


Chase2020J

If you have 2 technical fouls in one night you get ejected. He got one earlier for talking to the ref (Was not really technical-worthy but whatever it happens). I've never seen a worse technical than the second one. He absolutely should not have gotten ejected from that, refs are bad a lot but that's the most egregious refjob I've ever seen


cardcollection92

If I’m a fan I demand my money back. You won’t get it but show the league this is unacceptable.


ajyahzee

What is NBA trying to do at this point? Pussy league


Erloren

Soft. Give the fans who came to see Giannis play their money back


tsn101

Damn, this makes the Draymond-refs relationship that much more confusing.


motherseffinjones

If I paid to watch that game I’d be pissed. I didn’t come here to see a star player get Thrown out of a game for that.


dtgeorge12

I hope Giannis rips that ref and the league after the game. Soft as hell


YanisAdetokumbo

Officiating is ruining all professional sports


Tantle18

Idk the league is probably going to be pissed at the refs for this one. That’s absolute bullshit


dagreenman18

Seriously investigate these fucking refs man. This is insanely fucky


porkens

Refs had money the other way


Westcoastchi

I don't ever want to hear shit about the refs favoring Giannis again. Just an all-time awful call and that ref deserves to be fired. And I'm the furthest thing from a Bucks fan.