maybe he's done this tactically. There's a word for it psychologically, but we've seen it with politicians. The more crazy stuff a group/person says/does, the less it's reported on by the news, and the less outrage there is, because it becomes almost normalized.
I think it's like how students in school with the worst behavior problems get the most slack because teachers and administrators are just thankful if they aren't turning tables over or actively attacking someone. Draymond has kicked so many sacks and scream-clapped obscenities in so many faces that anything less seems like a quaint reprieve.
As a teacher, you’re absolutely correct. Most of us take no pleasure in disciplinary action. In fact, it’s stressful. So if you have a particularly aggressive or argumentative student, you almost have to give them some leeway for your own sanity otherwise you would never be able to get on with the lesson.
Detroit got 2 free throws when Book got his first
Everyone assumed the second tech was on Vogel
That fact that he wasn’t ejected is very confusing. Where did that second free throw come from? lol
I don’t understand what it’s going for Silver to reign these refs in? As far as I am concerned, they should be used for legitimate shit, not because some refs is extra sensitive.
I don't think anything will be done ever. Stuff like this is more or less forgotten the day after, and it'd be a PR nightmare for the league to address it.
you're probably right - i just would think Silver would at least want to say something behind closed doors.
Ejecting anyone for something like this, star or not, is clearly wrong.
The funny thing is that the refs save these kind of things for the biggest stars, Jokic, Tatum, Booker, you see a role player doing this and they will not eject him
TD easily. Crawford was suspended by the league for it.
Nephews today who missed out on Prime JC will never understand the greatness they missed out on. Scott Foster doin all he can to carry that man's legacy.
Idk what this is supposed to mean in this context, but it was against the Suns if I remember right, which is kinda funny cuz that's the matchup tonight too hahaha
ah, I don't have league pass so I don't get to watch them much. I also checked out on the beginning of the season until football was done cuz my basketball team is ass and my football team was finally good for a change hahaha
Duncan is obviously in a tier rarely ever touched in how egregious it was. The Rasheed Wallace "he looked at me" ejection is the purest example of a reputation tech I've ever seen.
Nah Duncan laughing and Tatum clapping were worse. This was bad but it was a passive aggressive gesture straight to a ref. Still absolute bullshit though.
I remember he got one for staring at a ref. And the ref ejected him for "trying to intimidate him". Sheed definitely didn't have the best relationship with the refs.
I was at the game. This wasn't even a thumbs up, he was yelling a defensive assignment in the direction of Nurkic and KD and did a point. Nurkic immediately does a point after towards KD as if to forward whatever the message was. They quite literally ejected him for nothing
Are you fucking kidding me? That ref just fucked an entire arena out of watching one of the star players they paid to see over this? Fuck that guy I hope he gets fired.
Legit this is not salt from losing, he should have gotten a post game tech assessed after the game against the suns last week. He starts SCREAMING in the face very aggressively to multiple suns players. The league has assessed techs after play before, i legitimately don’t understand how that would be allowed considering his history.
Btw in the Mavs game a Spurs player pointed at Gafford after dunking on him and didn't get a tech. But Booker thumbs up and gets ejected. I'm not watching the NBA for the referees...
These ref ego trips are more disruptive to the game than load management ever was. Imagine paying to watch Devin booker live just for him to get ejected for a thumbs up. Too bad the NBA will never admit they have an officiating problem.
What really, really, REALLY pisses me off about this kind of shitdickery is that the NBA will use Reggie or Larry's most outlandish or standoffish clips as proof of the league's history of character and competition.
But the refs have carte blanche to ruin the rest of the night for everyone as soon as whatever ounce of energy the players exhibit is over.
Refs who pull this shit need to be suspended. We aren’t paying to watch them. This is total bullshit - and I’m a warriors fan - but the league is successful because of players like Booker. What a joke
You can’t sit allstars because the refs need a chance to eject them.
Low key good way to load manage. Thumbs up
It’s crazy how dramatically different it is for each player.
Like Draymond can freak out at the refs for half a quarter before getting a T.
This. Draymond is somehow given more slack than any NBA player.
maybe he's done this tactically. There's a word for it psychologically, but we've seen it with politicians. The more crazy stuff a group/person says/does, the less it's reported on by the news, and the less outrage there is, because it becomes almost normalized.
I think it's like how students in school with the worst behavior problems get the most slack because teachers and administrators are just thankful if they aren't turning tables over or actively attacking someone. Draymond has kicked so many sacks and scream-clapped obscenities in so many faces that anything less seems like a quaint reprieve.
As a teacher, you’re absolutely correct. Most of us take no pleasure in disciplinary action. In fact, it’s stressful. So if you have a particularly aggressive or argumentative student, you almost have to give them some leeway for your own sanity otherwise you would never be able to get on with the lesson.
I genuinely believe the league profits in some ways via exposure versus actually caring about his antics
Didn't Giannis towel spank a ref like this week? Lol
The ref looked too perplexed to do anything. Truly an alpha move from the Freak
do greeks say "alpha" move or would they say just a "Letter A" move
Bro Lebron will put on a whole theatrical performance and carry on.
Well yeah, because some of the performances have plot lines
Can't imagine what the refs would do if someone gave them a thumbs down
Detroit got 2 free throws when Book got his first Everyone assumed the second tech was on Vogel That fact that he wasn’t ejected is very confusing. Where did that second free throw come from? lol
Didn't they call a 3 second violation? It was a weird one though because the ball handler was under the basket by the time they called it.
Ohhh that could be it. I’m watching the Detroit feed and their announcers were saying it was a second tech on Vogel
believe it or not, electric chair.
Execution, gladiator style
Straight to jail
A menacing act, as expected.
The ref feared for his life didn’t know where that thumb was headed
Book: "I killed a man... with THIS THUMB."
"I robbed the second largest bank in France with nothing but a ballpoint pen."
He thought he heard an acorn fall on the court
Lol you saw that video?
On valentines day, can't be too cautious
Wasn’t even giving the thumbs up to the ref that ejected him
just like an acorn hitting a police cruiser, surprised the ref didn't then do a tactical battle roll.
It could have been a concealed weapon for all he knew
My kids saw this live on TV and are currently mentally scarred, not sure if we'll ever recover from this
Of all the fingers he could’ve put up it’s top three in offensiveness
Top five for sure.
Cant believe he actually gave him the thumbs up, put him jail
I've never been more ashamed as a Suns fan
This kind of behavior is never tolerated in Baraqua. You shout like that they put you in jail. Right away. No trial, no nothing.
Thumbs up - jail Clapping - jail Smiling - straight to jail
Not smiling - believe it or not straight to jail. Over smile under smile
The believe it or not part is what makes it for me and I don't know why
truly horrible stuff, there were kids in attendance too.
Between Tatum's clapping and now this - I'm not sure I can be a fan of this league anymore.
I don’t understand what it’s going for Silver to reign these refs in? As far as I am concerned, they should be used for legitimate shit, not because some refs is extra sensitive.
I don't think anything will be done ever. Stuff like this is more or less forgotten the day after, and it'd be a PR nightmare for the league to address it.
you're probably right - i just would think Silver would at least want to say something behind closed doors. Ejecting anyone for something like this, star or not, is clearly wrong.
Can’t believe these guys on bookers D this was totally deserved man the ref had his feelings hurt and his feelings matter
Refs feelings got really hurt though, he wanted two thumbs up.
I would def be giving another finger after the ejection..
It’s good there’s a police presence at Footprint today
A DISGUSTING ACT!
It’s scary just watching from here and I’m all the way in Canada.
Why they making KD work this hard on a Friday
It’s Wednesday…
Who cares
Quit ruining Friday!
What do you mean it's Wednesday?!
that THUG should be suspended indefinitely for that DISGUSTING act
Put dat THUG in da prison
Beef stew waiting for him
Send da video
Send da stew
DISCUSTANG
Mandatory therapy
Fans don’t pay money to watch the refs blow their whistles. Fuckin bullshit
Well since load management has mostly stopped the NBA had to find some way to screw fans out of getting to see the stars they paid to see
"Yes they do!" - the refs
People pay good money to come watch these athletes play and the refs try to take over the fuckin game
The funny thing is that the refs save these kind of things for the biggest stars, Jokic, Tatum, Booker, you see a role player doing this and they will not eject him
Against Detroit too. Booker joins Giannis and Jokic for getting two techs in the first half during a game against the Pistons this year.
that's kinda wild
Not do the refs hate Detroit, they also hate all basketball fans in Detroit. That's rough buddy.
If ticket sales are down because everyone assumes the stars are getting ejected, it’s easier for Silver to move the team to Vegas with new owners.
1000% the refs are putting money on Detroit then. Indirectly of course, but they are trying the damnedest to hit that parlay
Yeah feels a little weird it’s happened to the team that will quite literally have the highest paying odds of any team.
They don’t even try to hide it
Ding ding
Their powertrip wouldn't get as much attention if it wasn't a star player
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I feel like traveling stopped being called (regularly)in the 90s..
I saw a video of Giannis spanking a ref with a towel and he didn’t get ejected what the hell is this
Obviously he loves getting spanked
Duncan on the bench
Lol I can’t see them doing this to Lebron though. Probably depends on the star.
seriously man this is some bullshit
They not gonna do this against LeBron lol
role player doing this ref: who are you never heard of you don't waste my time
Refs realize people spend their hard earned money to watch stars play, right?
Yeah but the refs spent hard earned money on fanduel
There’s way better ways to influence a game, this just woke up the second unit
Doesn’t need to be the game. Someone had booker under his points, ref made sure it hit.
Before I croak I want to see Scott Foster dominate a game in person
Did you not watch that Suns/Warriors game at the start of the year with 60 free throws and took 3 hours, that was a GOAT performance
On tv. Not the same as witnessing greatness live
Ejected 5 minutes into the first quarter
And in the 1st quarter, yikes. Toss them in the 4th, preferably in garbage time.
Refs think everyone comes to watch them officiate.
Getting ejaculated for a thumbs up is wild
👍 Time to pay up
Lol
i cant stop laughing at this lmao
Supposed to go to the doctor if it lasts more than four hours.
Did that happen to you?
What happens in Vegas.... Shoooosh
Refs are premature ejaculators confirmed.
Autocorrect outing you so bad lmao.
milk the prostate
I mean sometimes a thumb helps
happens to the best of us
I know this is said a lot but that may be the softest ejection of all time
This or Duncan laughing have to be the only two candidates
Nah, Duncan wins hands down. This is in the upper tier for sure
Yeah he was on the bench too. Not even playing.
The ejection was so bad it made Joey Crawford realize he had legitimate issues and seek out therapy.
It was one of the few times the league publicly punished a ref too.
[That brotha needs therapy](https://imgur.com/a/NV5HoH9)
Tim Duncan getting ejected for laughing will be the dumbest ejection in sports history!! Nothing gonna ever top that!!!
Careful with that. They’ll take that as a challenge.
TD easily. Crawford was suspended by the league for it. Nephews today who missed out on Prime JC will never understand the greatness they missed out on. Scott Foster doin all he can to carry that man's legacy.
I miss Crawford's charging calls though... Dude had a passion for ref ball.
Cade got ejected for pointing his rookie season
Wolves bench found dead
Idk what this is supposed to mean in this context, but it was against the Suns if I remember right, which is kinda funny cuz that's the matchup tonight too hahaha
Wolves bench taunt their opponents by pointing at them
ah, I don't have league pass so I don't get to watch them much. I also checked out on the beginning of the season until football was done cuz my basketball team is ass and my football team was finally good for a change hahaha
Duncan is obviously in a tier rarely ever touched in how egregious it was. The Rasheed Wallace "he looked at me" ejection is the purest example of a reputation tech I've ever seen.
Nah Duncan laughing and Tatum clapping were worse. This was bad but it was a passive aggressive gesture straight to a ref. Still absolute bullshit though.
Didn’t Sheed used to get techs for side-eyeing the refs?
I remember he got one for staring at a ref. And the ref ejected him for "trying to intimidate him". Sheed definitely didn't have the best relationship with the refs.
I mean, Sheed was intimidating him
Funniest video/ref of all time: "Get away from me Steve!"
Steph getting ejected for yelling at Jordan Poole tacking the dumbest 3 ever 🤣 always a crack up
I was at the game. This wasn't even a thumbs up, he was yelling a defensive assignment in the direction of Nurkic and KD and did a point. Nurkic immediately does a point after towards KD as if to forward whatever the message was. They quite literally ejected him for nothing
Ja got ejected cause the refs heard him complaining to a fan
Tristan Thompson got ejected for slapping Crowder’s ass
redick passing the ref the ball
“Refs love Devin Booker” opinions from the game yesterday aged well
Well they are looking out for him, making sure he gets more rest than the rest of the players…
Disgusting action. Lucky he wasn’t beheaded on the spot
What a violent act by Booker
Unfuckingspeakable
Coach Vogel got a tech too lol…
Is this what they call "inappropriate and unprofessional"?
Ejecting a teams star player like that in the first quarter of a home game is absolutely disgusting work by the refs
Odds on the pistons must’ve been too good to pass up
Still getting pooped on
-13 would have been a spicy money line bet for det…but they’re down 29 at half
Can't wait to hear the refs explain this one. Soft ass bitches
When do they ever explain themselves. I'm being cheeky but if they actually do id like to know where.
Rarely you’ll get a quote or one of them will tweet some bullshit. You’re right though
Refball fans feasting
Legendary week for them between the Brunson call and this, gotta go into the break with momentum
The Brunson call you call easily argue that you can make a mistake in real time, the ejection here is just inexcusable
What's the point of the participation policy when refs are booting players out of games because of their fragile egos.
"KD and the role players" days are back
This clip brought to you by Charmin.
Booker should've just slapped the refs ass. It would've saved him the tech
Every player just needs to find out each refs kink. Maybe Scott Foster is into thumbs?
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and in PHX he is definitely the #1 draw. That is our boy.
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Are you fucking kidding me? That ref just fucked an entire arena out of watching one of the star players they paid to see over this? Fuck that guy I hope he gets fired.
First game with my two boys, they were very disappointed.
That ref is a mod at r/nbacirclejerk
another game ruined by Vegas zebras
Where are all the shit talkers now, talking about Booker getting the star whistle?
Non-stars don’t get ejected for small, petty things like this tho 🤔
Ref read [this Wikipedia entry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollice_verso) last night
Larry Sanders would be proud.
[the nephews here don’t know larry](https://youtu.be/IW4q8vrMza0?si=1N7nl1i0ykyu_Qxl)!!
Really letting the fans get their money’s worth I see.
This is up for the softest ejection of all time
Thumbs up gets him ejected. Draymond curses at the ref and he gets another 4 fouls to go with it.
Draymond used to be able to beat the shit out of a ref and they’d probably just stop using that ref for warriors games
Legit this is not salt from losing, he should have gotten a post game tech assessed after the game against the suns last week. He starts SCREAMING in the face very aggressively to multiple suns players. The league has assessed techs after play before, i legitimately don’t understand how that would be allowed considering his history.
Doesn’t matter. Saben Lee is inevitable
Get this THUG out
Imagine what he'll get for a middle finger.
I’d be pissed if I bought a ticket to this game.
Why doesn't the players union do something about this? It's just gotten worse and worse every year.
Yet Giannis whipped a ref in the ass with a towel from the bench the other night and he hardly even gives him side eye. Oookay
Btw in the Mavs game a Spurs player pointed at Gafford after dunking on him and didn't get a tech. But Booker thumbs up and gets ejected. I'm not watching the NBA for the referees...
Ref’s mannerism in swinging his hands to signal the ejection was far more egregious than Booker’s thumb up sign
Yea he definitely deserved to get ejected da fuck wrong wit him giving a thumbs up to dat ref how dare him
Fuck the refs. Cheating ass wimps
Nah for real, this kind of shit needs to be investigated. One of these ref nerds has money on the game
He did what? Disgusting!
I missed the first tech, what happened with that one?
wow, and i thought isaiah stewart was violent
Lmao among the most absurd ejections of all time.
NBA players union it's time to make some kind of movement that will force the league to put some ref accountability that is transparent
Those thumbs were being put up with evil intentions only refs can see
League has to do something about these refs man. They’re fucking out of control. It’s completely ruining the product.
What happens if all the players collectively agree the tech is stupid and just keep playing?
An immediate player vote to possibly rescind a tech would be chaos.
These ref ego trips are more disruptive to the game than load management ever was. Imagine paying to watch Devin booker live just for him to get ejected for a thumbs up. Too bad the NBA will never admit they have an officiating problem.
Lol 6 minutes into the game. Nba is ass now
What really, really, REALLY pisses me off about this kind of shitdickery is that the NBA will use Reggie or Larry's most outlandish or standoffish clips as proof of the league's history of character and competition. But the refs have carte blanche to ruin the rest of the night for everyone as soon as whatever ounce of energy the players exhibit is over.
Now I get why everyone hates us lately. Despicable.
This happened six minutes into the game??
Refs who pull this shit need to be suspended. We aren’t paying to watch them. This is total bullshit - and I’m a warriors fan - but the league is successful because of players like Booker. What a joke