Exposing the NBA Referee Conspiracy

#NBA
Fed Vanvleet called a referee out by name recently and the stats back up his claim that “it’s personal.” If you look back in NBA history there is evidence that refs carry grudges against specific players but there is another conspiracy the NBA may be hiding about their officials.

[@dexter6052]

Im glad people aren't just ignoring this. These refs are being ridiculous and totally soft. The NBA needs to put a stop to this.

[@BitBoy_Gaming]

yeah, it's getting really tiring

[@diatribeeverything]

Then why are all these dudes too pussy to call a tech on Draymond?

[@sorrycashonly5651]

They had been doing this for decades, and they will continue to do so Most fans pretend this isn’t real, which is why they can still get away with this

[@everestshadow]

So who these refs work for?

[@boydriceisawesome2520]

That's the question is it not I also wonder myself what is refs agenda 🤔 who they work for? Because I don't believe it's only * holding grudges * that would be very childish....

[@nbarealtalker]

This year has been more reminiscent of the 2002 Kings vs Lakers. The refs aren’t missing calls, they’re literally dictating games.

[@LucianRudeboy]

Man... To think C-Webb and the Kings had a championship stolen from them so publicly

[@kevinconroy6606]

Very suspicious this is happening as the nba starts to really embrace and integrate gambling into the game. David Stern rolling over in his grave seeing what Silver has done to the league

[@kingjasko]

that's so legit, couldn't put it into words better than yourself... they ARE dictating games, it's crazy to me

[@culifabrizio1479]

@@kevinconroy6606 STERN WAS THE ONE IN CHARGE WHEN THE KINGS LAKERS THING HAPPENED DUMMY

[@kevinconroy6606]

@@culifabrizio1479 CWebb got away with a moving screen on Bibbys gw in g5 after Shaq fouled out in 31min w/14-18 shooting and only 1 fta. The Kings missed how many FTs and shot how many air ball 3s in game 7? Only dummy is you typing in all caps about a series you heard about on google

[@pdx20]

"Lebron acting like his dog died".. 🤣

[@J-Prod76]

That got me 😂

[@tjc2993]

He always does

[@Trenanbatman-jn2hv]

Celtics fan be like

[@marcellowheeler88]

I find it amazing how such a small group of officials have so much power over the game. They should be investigated and punished just like players are. You make an emotional call? You aren't allowed to officiate games just how a player is suspended.

[@nydibs]

You have to remind yourself, the refs work for the league. Theyre just following orders

[@BiggidyB]

The refs just do what they’re told. The World’s A Stage, Everyone Is An Actor. Enjoy the entertainment.

[@thareelhelloagain]

​@@BiggidyB That's not the quote lol.

[@MinuteNBA]

No your team just sucks

[@Sam-uz4iy]

@@BiggidyB So according to you it is a blantantly rigged game(doing what they are told), so shouldn't it be just as obvious to fix or drop this rigged sport?

[@ChyronX]

it does seem like the refs are abusing their power nowadays

[@swish1457]

Okay? what do u expect them to do.

[@MrE_]

Everyone is abusing power. Refs need ro be held accountable, if that means a press conference for the refs after big games then so be it.

[@MoralesCorner]

They really love the attention

[@cappy2282]

The refs have been terrible for a long times but they're being more blatant about it these days

[@trulynoel9278]

@@swish1457 make the right calls and not abuse power?

[@realshehrkhan]

Excellent research. NBA head honchos are doing a terrible job with the refs. And pushing this whole betting angle to bring in more viewers is going to make things worse in the decades to come. But unfortunately all they can do is cover up the scandals. Nothing is going to change until a new league like the ABA rivals the NBA which is not happening anytime soon.

[@thetalker.7304]

you don’t know NBA RuleBook, A player are not allowed to Intentionally or forcefully, throw or kick the ball against Basket Support for any reason, any Violation of This Rule, will result in a technical Foul, this is a new rule for this season, Remember Vanfleet he throw it, and that is against the rules.

[@hortons1967]

@@thetalker.7304 You defend that ref? LOL. He had a choice. Continue a non delayed game or give a team a free point and piss off that team! There was no "delay" because the ball came right back to him! You would probably defend Sheed's "looked at him wrong" T's as well....

[@brucelau2023]

really glad that people aren't just ignoring this and i'm glad that Vanvleet said what he said towards Ben Taylor, he just can't get away with that shit honestly 100%%%%%

[@willmarinac5201]

However Fred Van Vleet did not help his cause by naming the Referee by Name and his Technicals received earlier in the Season by the same named Official. Four in Total. Now the Complaint became Personal. The Intent I believe was to complain about the state of Officisting in the NBA but like everything else he does, he made it all about himself.

[@edddie7563]

@@willmarinac5201 😊

[@thetalker.7304]

@@willmarinac5201 you don’t know NBA RuleBook, A player are not allowed to Intentionally or forcefully, throw or kick the ball against Basket Support for any reason, any Violation of This Rule, will result in a technical Foul, this is a new rule for this season, Remember Vanfleet he throw it, and that is against the rules.

[@emersonssbb]

@@thetalker.7304 The one where he threw the ball is a good technical but the one with Van Fleet clapping his hand is not.

[@maaransong4936]

Mayday! The refs are on the loose!😂

[@Ddvgh1]

How long is it gonna be before people realize the league is about 40-60% scripted? It’s already a known fact refs intentionally favour teams who are down in an elimination game and try to push games to overtime, that’s a known fact. Then you have Scott Foster, Eric Lewis, John and Jacyn Goble, who are all openly Celtics fans and the Celtics’ record with these guys on the crew reflects this, and that’s just one team. There are plenty of refs who either favour specific teams/players or intentionally screw them over, multiple conference finals and finals series have been decided pretty blatantly by biased officiating (2002 WCF, 2006 Finals, 2001 ECF, 2022 ECF, etc.), and yet people STILL trust the league. It’s unreal to me. Funny enough, I was in a live game thread on reddit a while back (pretty sure it was the Bucks Raptors OT game from earlier this year), and a guy with a throwaway account said around the early to mid 4th quarter when the Bucks were up by a decent margin “refs had OT planned for tonight, expect some egregious calls soon”. Sure enough, one of the most absurd runs of bad calls I’ve ever seen resulted in a 21 point comeback in 4 minutes. Also it’s not like there’s a ton of guys just randomly saying this, this comment stood out. Throughout the season after that, I noticed throwaway accounts in game threads predicting strings of one way soft calls 4-5 minutes before they happen. I’ve tried to go back and find these comments but it seems most got deleted or buried. If it happened once, coincidence, but not if it happens this often. Someone or a group of people with inside knowledge have been leaking this. Expect a MAJOR scandal within the next season or 2.

[@richardliu7838]

Looking forward to how this ages, lets get back to this comment in 2-3 years.

[@nydibs]

for real, how many 30 point come backs have we seen just this season alone? I know they say its the 3 point shooting, but the Lakers came back from multiple 25+ deficits without even hitting 3s. Its so bad

[@victorgiddens5612]

On a different note, did you ever find out who Bigfoot is dating?

[@richardliu7838]

@@nydibs Ok lets be real tho the Lakers have had multiple losses purely thanks to bad calls, most egregious one obviously being foul on the Lebron game winning layup in the Boston game.

[@Ddvgh1]

@@richardliu7838 the Lakers missed calls pretty much all extended the game to OT, coincidence?

[@blaketrent8548]

This is the first year a group of friends and I are choosing not to watch games this year and especially the playoffs. The refs are ruining the game. Got rid of my league pass. The only way to fix this is to hit their wallets.

[@mucktown]

Yep, not paying for the league this year also since a long time. Refs are the worst problem right now

[@wrecklessknight230]

I am so glad this issue has been brought up. Yes, the NBA referees are sure abusing their power and deserves investigation.

[@wweturkturk]

Finally someone called the refs out for all that BS calls they be doing getting players ejected, and techs for no reason FRED VANVLEET just earned my respect

[@matt27taylor]

Yo Casey! Just wanted to say I love your content bro. I’ve followed your story & content for many years now and know about your journey from mainstream to indy. You already a sports media powerhouse in my opinion, pushing out the best NBA content. Can’t wait for you to hit 1 mill subs and see what’s next in store for you. Keep going! Fan from South Africa. Cheers!

[@AMHoops]

Thank you! Will do!

[@Rogue_Centurion]

Your description of LeBron was spot on

[@brucelau2023]

absolutely for sure it does seem 100% like the refs are absolutely abusing their power nowadays i mean just look at Scott Foster, he's been doing this to CP3 since he was a Clipper in 2011 to now playing for the Phoenix Suns to a decade , it's absolutely ridiculous and it's bad for the league.

[@hiphop2u]

How does he still have his job?

[@babyivan]

as a Kings fan, I'm glad yall are making content about these refs. they need to be under investigation fr

[@DJUwU]

It should be as a BASKETBALL fan...I want the games to be fair and as a HUMAN BEING...I don't like silent racism thats proven by Harvard studies...and is being swept under the rug... but other than that I agree

[@iamchaunceman]

And a 06 Mavs fan. Sadly this dude mentioned everything BUT those two series. That’s why the nba wouldn’t let Tim wear a wire. Imagine the league confessing to two championship frauds.

[@Oskar060]

Love your videos man! It's hard to keep up with whats happening in the nba in Sweden but you help me keep up, you deserve more subs!

[@AMHoops]

Appreciate it!

[@Blonde_Skunk]

@@AMHoops Draymond About to kill the referee

[@king-ghost1027]

​@@Blonde_Skunk chill

[@Paulo-ro3ws]

@@king-ghost1027

[@shalakoumbach]

Thanks for breaking this down so concisely. I have been trying to explain all of this to people but I couldn't articulate all the points this well--so now I'm just going to share your video.

[@thetalker.7304]

you don’t know NBA RuleBook, A player are not allowed to Intentionally or forcefully, throw or kick the ball against Basket Support for any reason, any Violation of This Rule, will result in a technical Foul, this is a new rule for this season, Remember Vanfleet he throw it, and that is against the rules.

[@iBladeSwifx]

These referees are terrible. Almost every game there is 1-2 bad referees. Some of the ref calls are crazy like the Jordan Poole ball pass to referee. Something needs to be done.

[@thetalker.7304]

you don’t know NBA RuleBook, A player are not allowed to Intentionally or forcefully, throw or kick the ball against Basket Support for any reason, any Violation of This Rule, will result in a technical Foul, this is a new rule for this season, Remember Vanfleet he throw it, and that is against the rules.

[@NickNascar5Fan]

@@thetalker.7304 you’re soft like the NBA referees 🤣

[@omgtitsrgood]

Keep grinding man! These videos almost every other day are dope!

[@AMHoops]

Thanks! Will do!

[@junglebdu8370]

A whole video on Demarcus Cousins would be epic, he couldn’t take a step without getting a tech

[@pistachioo7695]

i really love ur story telling way great job and great channel

[@stephenmabwa]

the way you transition videos is awesome keep it up

[@dacloffeblack]

This well done, I just subscribed. Keep up the good work.

[@ericconners923]

Been screaming this for years thanks for the great video

[@AMHoops]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@marcellusbalmores9713]

I love this channel man.. i love conspiracies… keep it coming man…

[@th3chozen148]

Ur content is the best in the basketball community no doubt. Always honest and don't hold back - Florida kid

[@yonisbadar2129]

Being a raptors fan will be tough for the next few years man. Any game that's close entering the 4tg quarter is gonna be a loss

[@nydibs]

same with the wolves. Refs hate them

[@TheSomeHowAbout]

Thank you AM Hoops! The background work you're doing makes our NBA experience so much better!

[@AMHoops]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@darrengordon-hill]

His first example IGNORES THE RULES!! Throwing the ball is an AUTOMATIC tech. Don't want a tech?? Don't have a temper tantrum!!

[@bluecreature39]

​@@darrengordon-hill found scott fosters puppet account

[@darrengordon-hill]

@@bluecreature39 Found pigeon Hitler that thinks shitting on a chessboard wins a poker game... Denying my personhood cos I disagree with you is weak, AM Hoops' sock account... (see what I did there)

[@absenceofwordz3828]

"IT'S THE FACT!" 💀💀💀

[@captainsmoke1612]

The refs just do what the NBA tells them!

[@MrNashtyone]

I don't like this video because he uses the refs the scapegoat for what the NBA tells them to do. These guys don't act in their own. They're told what to do.

[@spiritualbeing7449]

💯

[@anao.3870]

Exactly. Employees always follow their bosses. Period!

[@TeflonDom201]

Great vid, no one else has takes like this. Their just reading headlines we already read.

[@k0ldye]

Bro the referees should really be fined for making purposefully false calls 😢

[@dryiyce5347]

Perkins had me dead lmao☠☠☠

[@RedLeo-pf9yo]

That thumbnail you put up for this video is perfect !!!!

[@MichaelJohnson-pc8zy]

One of the suspicious ( seems strategic) trends I’m noticing with some of these games is the timing of foul calls and who they give fouls to. The lakers just beat the grizzlies ( who was really thin with bigs bc of injuries). While grizzlies was the number 2 seed, match up rise the grizzlies was a favorable matchup for the lakers . So how did it work out so well for them? I’m glad I asked. They beat the timberwolves in the play in game. Lose that game and they would have ended up playing the nuggets: a healthier more formidable foe. Hats off to the lakers for winning that game to face the team they likely preferred right? Sure if the suspicious calls were not happening. Who did the refs keep in foul trouble . Karl Anthony Towns who was giving them all types of problems . His plus minus was like Steph and keeping him off the court kept the lakers in the game/striking distance. The timberwolves coach did a solid job of putting him out there here and there despite the foul trouble. So that’s when the other juggernaut came into getting the whole team into foul trouble ( stealing the momentum, frustrating players and making them play timid). The timberwolves were in the bonus with 10 minutes to go in the fourth 😮🤔. So the lakers could chip away at the lead, steal momentum etc So while on face value it looks like the Timberwolves just collapsed the truth is they likely had a lot of help with their folding from the refs . This juggernaut of a weapon is not new. Anyone pay attention that before Kobe’s iconic lob to shaq to help seal the comeback victory over the Portland trailblazers in the west finals, the lakers got a lot of ticky tack fouls. Wait! This seems similar to the Kobe lakers comeback win over the Celtics in game 7 . Back to this year. I believe it was the warriors game 2 loss vs the Kings. The juggernaut seemed to be pulled out in the 3rd quarter. Just like the Timberwolves against the lakers, the warriors were in foul trouble at the 10 minute mark . But why the 3rd quarter ( aren’t the warriors known for their iconic 3rd quarters) Notice the trend?!

[@Trenanbatman-jn2hv]

The Lakers beat the grizzlies and that's it they're sent home chill out

[@I_am_Soulfix]

bro, you're really good at this.

[@spirenguard]

A ref could literally be fixing a game and they'll still call it better than Joey Crawford.

[@wasasbwarrior]

That's why the blazers never get fouled. Old-school beef with Chauncey

[@buffalosoldier7360]

Just subscribed, really good stuff, I had forgotten about Foster.

[@AMHoops]

Thanks for the sub!

[@jonathanconnors5076]

Crazy more people aren’t discussing or investigating the obvious game fixing currently taking place.

[@ofersheffer4503]

Thank you. Ref work this year has been extraordinarily horrible.

[@joelco92]

6:50 thought that guy was Richard Jefferson dressed up as a ref 😂

[@Username12665]

3:58 That 2 finger tech was disrespectful. Scott Foster is a BAN.

[@JUD0_]

Another banger keep up the good work 🙌

[@AMHoops]

Thanks! Will do!

[@theotherguy1013]

Hey dude could you do a March madness bracket video like you did last year Thanks

[@westongrant1702]

Glad attention is being brought to this. One quick note, however: the Rasheed Wallace tech for staring at the ref is absolutely warranted. Anything that could be considered an attempt to intimidate a referee is a technical and can even be grounds for immediate ejection. Before the clip, the referee had told him to stop doing what he was doing, and then when a timeout was called, instead of joining the rest of his team, he chose to continue staring at the ref. Under the rules that is absolutely a fair technical.

[@Immilounge]

this is why you are one of the top basketball analysis channels on youtube

[@darrengordon-hill]

Video is trash - throwing the ball at the stantion is a tech!! Don't like it?? Don't do it!!

[@chrisbearden6043]

Its more obvious now than ever that there is an absolute bias from the refs.

[@titancheat]

Perk "it's the facs" 🤣

[@OKCmiko]

2012 Heat VS Thunder Finals piss me off even more now

[@rogerp1026]

Start a petition!!!! I'm tired of this bs. I love basketball, but man, even when the refs favor the team i'm rooting for that shit is just getting corny. Great video!

[@KidJV]

ill say it again, they need to fine refs for bad calls

[@MiloZus]

What I noticed in this year's officiating crew is that Scott Foster has a grudge against the sixers, when the sixers played against the blazers this week, I saw 6 calls that were not actual fouls getting called by scott foster on the sixers whilst the blazers slapped harden in the face and were doing the same thing as th sixers but not getting fouls

[@kevinkruse88]

Scott foster has a grudge against players

[@MiloZus]

@@kevinkruse88 against harden that’s for damn sure

[@nydibs]

Thats bc Embiid gets all the calls, so you cant have Harden getting calls too. It'd be unfair Embiid shot only 18 free throws that game

[@twonumber22]

It's Harden. He's gotten a million easy calls over his career. I agree though, officiating sucks.

[@kevinkruse88]

@@MiloZus CP3 too

[@nadiajo]

Learned so many new things from this video. Great stuff!!

[@thetalker.7304]

you don’t know NBA RuleBook, A player are not allowed to Intentionally or forcefully, throw or kick the ball against Basket Support for any reason, any Violation of This Rule, will result in a technical Foul, this is a new rule for this season, Remember Vanfleet he throw it, and that is against the rules.

[@Gambilldadjokes]

I want to be a ref. Doing whatever I want with coaches and players taking the punishment sounds like the perfect job to me.

[@beefknuckles]

I clicked this randomly thinking it was gonna be some standard conspiracy theory BS but this presents a lot of compelling information. I'm honestly not sure why technology isn't used more in officiating in 2024

[@aayushvardhan5945]

make a shorts version of this video to put on other platforms. this story has the potential to go viral enough to force the nba to investigate. 8

[@TheCriminalViolin]

This season's officiating across the board has been some of the overall worst I've seen in over a decade, and its not for the usual reasons, either. Its actually because for some reason the officials are now allowed to take a lot of extra time to make calls, so a play can happen, a foul occurs, its obvious, but they'll wait for up to 10 seconds AFTER it transpires to call it, which is AGAINST THE RULES. You either call it outright as soon as you see it, or you don't call it at all. It is based entirely off of confidence/certainty of the call they're making. If they're not sure enough that they hesitate to blow the whistle, they're by the rules not supposed to call those calls. Its that simple. Yet, the NBA is allowing them to take their jolly time in making calls. Its really degrading. And overall in my opinion, Joey Crawford and Scott Foster are the worst of the worst. But now there's no more Joey, and hasn't been for quite a few seasons now. As for Scott? He's still the crew chief of 90% of the games he officiates. And he's infamous for having some weird vendetta against WC teams. I'll never forget the game we (the Blazers) were playing years back before Dame was drafted (I think) against OKC and LaMarsha was going up for a block against KD, and I mean EVERYBODY in Arena, at home, and even down to OKC's own media team and players knew the call Scott made on it as a goaltend was one of the most violating and egregiously wrong calls in history. Everyone was angry with him over that call, and when you even have some OKC players & loyalists noting it was a shit call that they couldn't believe was even made, that tells you EVERYTHING you need to know, too. And man was it a imperative game for both teams, but especially us Blazers. He literally broke our game & thus placement in the playoffs, completely changing everything as a result. I cannot count how many times I've seen him make some of the most absurd, egregious, illogical and plain stupid calls. He's not only the most hated official among players, he is also the most hated official among fans across the league as well, and even plenty of media personnel dislike him too. I just remembered that there was two games so far this year the Blazers have played where there is this female ref who clearly seems to either A) Hate the Blazers or B) has a massive ego issue, becuase of the sheer amount of calls and especially techs she was calling in both games, specifically against our guys. One of them even the players and their broadcasters were straight up confused at most of the calls and consistently going "what the hell was that for?" and "that is a terrible, terrible call, there's just no reason for that kind of nonsense", with a outright sincere apology to Blazer fans for it. That's how crazy this ref got with dishing out techs for the stupidest shit. There was another game where it wasn't just her, but the rest of the refs doing that same shit too - just throwing techs out against both teams in the game on the most weird and simple things that are so far from deserving of a tech to where I was coming unglued for BOTH the Blazers and the other team. I am a Blazers fan always, RipCity first of course, but the main thing I want more than anything is for the officiating to be consistent, fair and make some goddamn sense for once across the board. No bias to any player, staff or teams, no betting, no ego, none of that shit, just doing their jobs as they're supposed to and that's it. Having some goddamn integrity. That's it. Its a simple ask and wish. If only we'd be able to finally get that for once and keep it at that. I ALWAYS call out bad calls, good calls, when things should be no calls, or if they should have made calls when they didn't, both on my own team and all others. That's how much I value and prioritize the right calls and no calls over all else.

[@megansummersides4255]

Hubby and I call these refs “All eyes on Me” because it seems all they want is attention focused on them! Australian refs are no better if that helps lol RIP Tupac

[@thesecretwombat056]

It is such an easy fix, give coaches more challenges and let them keep it if they are correct. Have maybe a off court ref at every game who is in charge of overviewing each challenge.

[@teamkayos01]

Legit never been this early to a video lol Casey I’d love to interview you for my KZbin ch. is that possible??

[@ZhengSW]

Who's here after yesterday's Raps vs Lakers game? THANK YOU AM HOOPS for exposing this BULLSHIT!!!

[@sjc4]

is kendrick's bs "IT'S THE FACTS" all he's gonna be known for now cuz i'm good with that lol

[@jbnhwitte]

Isaiah Livers tech vs the Pacers was a joke😂 horrible refs

[@norrad9978]

Refs went from “and I took that personally” to “I take everything personally”

[@blankblank3600]

you unloaded. great info. well put together. i dont like bball and i was very interested.

[@IMHO_NYK]

Bruhh the thumbnail 😂😂😂

[@ClipMixEdits]

can you do the blazers making playoffs?

[@mrsinister8943]

I truly do believe that the NFL & NBA manipulate games often and favor certain stars or teams. I think the NFL just wants games to be exciting and to come down to the wire while the NBA will favor star players alot. I was rewatching some old Bulls clips from the 90's and i totally forgot that Drexler fouled out twice at least in 6 finals games also that 5 point swing against Utah in the series clinching game. The phantom foul vs Laimbeer is another one and we all know how the Kings were screwed over epically. The truth is sometimes the best team that day doesnt always win. Refs are like magicians on the field/court. They can manipulate and control the tempo and a teams momentum. Its all a very well orchestrated illusion and i bet alot of players and coaches know it but will never say anything for fear of being blackballed someway. Im actually surprised more players havent criticized the leagues after retirement or after getting into the HOF and especially coaches.

[@altoncarr4513]

Not to negate the hard work of the whole video but I gotta say I look forward to the end to see how he relates this topic to the previous video.

[@AMHoops]

Hahaha

[@ajuister]

I've said a bunch this year, albeit I'm a warriors fan, the officiating isn't even making sense. Like they seems to call some players all the time and some players can never get a whistle

[@xavzerrek2743]

10 seconds into this vid and I'm already dying laughing 😂

[@John_Fury]

Havent watched NBA game in years cuz of this and I probably won't ever again unless it's at a bar

[@samatarMohamed]

Although we are making process in renewables, attaining economies of scale in recycling (which is extremely not profitable) is the greatest fundamental hurdle to disrupt and industry that has attainted this multiple decades ago.

[@iluvdissheet]

At some point, this has to be addressed!

[@flyingracecar9275]

I like how they are clips of horrible calls in the background 🤣🤣

[@mentalhealthnetwork]

Donaghy said he wasn't the only one doing the game fixing. Until he reversed course quickly and said he was the only one. Hmmmm, wonder which lie is the truth?

[@williamwong3379]

NBA needs to be investigated by FBI for game rigging.

[@mattdeluccia153]

Lmao cause the FBI isn’t corrupt at all😂😂😂

[@wheeler1003]

All season some of the calls have been bad. I just hope this year's playoffs don't get affected.

[@JohnJFong]

Ja Morant point your red lasers at the...

[@timwiechmann1519]

Watching most of the playoff games this year the officials are horrible with the calls they make and the calls they don’t make. You can usually tell which team they want to win and which team they want to lose. Pretty pathetic

[@TheDeven1000]

Just like any other job, there should be a standard set and if you constantly blow the call or call the game inconsistently, then you should get a strike or write up or whatever. After awhile, if you’re not doing your job well, you get let go

[@cvgodd1432]

There was one Celtics game where Tatum and the Celtics had like 4 FT shots and the other team had about 22 FTs. He is really getting pissed at the refs recently. It can take you out of your game! Some players do not play good when they get mad! They give the refs way too much freedom and power. They need to change something up.

[@alexlogan202]

It's playing out everyday. Shoulda seen the nuggets sun's game tonight

[@kjellvb1979]

With legalized gambling, I am almost 100% sure there is corrupt refs betting on games, or having someone do so by proxy.

[@tylerhatch8962]

I think it's time to punish refs publicly. As a fan I am exhausted by all of the ridiculous techs and ejections

[@hanselhd1901]

Game 6 2016 was the game more selling that I've ever seen , just to have a game 7 and for that they have the game 7 more seen in nba history .

[@mullz.m]

When the league is favoring a certain player/team, they will at some point make an obvious miscall against the player/team in order to minimize the impact of people calling out that this player/team is being favored by the refs. There's many examples in almost every match/series. The reality is, and what a lot of people who think they understand how 'rigged' the NBA is, the refs are puppets with occasional biases/egos/errors but they ultimately are being controlled by the top management in the NBA and certain big partners. Look up the retired FBI agent Philip Scala and what he said on Donaghy and his claim about other dirty referees. The fact that the NBA has complete authority on who's to hire and who's to fire when it comes to the referees. The fact that Donaghy said the refereeing crews get instructed prior to certain matches/series on what to focus on and what not to. One big example of a player being a huge beneficiary of this corrupted system is LeBron James. And the favoring isn't limited to what's happening on the court. It covers match scheduling, power in trades/setting up teams, enforcing agendas in big media, to name some.

[@darthplagueis4880]

Hey man. I was comparing steph 's stats from 2016 to his stats this season and I was shocked to see that are almost identical. Hope you talk about that.

[@dt-lg2oc]

Same in 2021

[@boki9790]

I get it that some refs have beef with players. Imagine you're a ref and the same player is always questioning your decision and being a nuisance.

[@Richxwolf]

Casey growing so fast man!!! I remember when bro had no hair n he glowing up!!!!

[@earlworthington7839]

Have you noticed that there are far less replays being shown? There have been so many bad calls by the refs and people can get a better look at those bad calls during the replay so to cover up those bad calls they are not having as many replays anymore. But you can still get stats that prove teams like the Lakers get many more calls in their favor. And on the other hand, Steph Curry hardly ever gets a favorable call - he gets bumped when shooting 3s and often times has no landing space after shooting a 3 but no call. You breath LeBron James direction and there is a whistle. Then they say it is because the Warriors shoot more 3s and there aren't as many fouls when you are shooting 3s, but there are games the Warriors drive to the hoop many more times than the opposing team and still don't get as many calls. Curry is a superstar and he drove to the hoop twice as many times as the Lakers young player Reaves and yet Reaves gets to the foul line twice as many times as Curry.

[@odedantar2717]

Man, some of those NBA refs... Idk what kind of game they think they're officiating, but it isn't basketball.

[@brokensoul8390]

NBA referees are Karens in striped shirts

[@Eddie53172]

I no longer watch 🏀 due to the reffing.

[@Gorilla_the_Conqueror]

I’m surprised that every ref doesn’t have a personal vendetta against CP3.

[@tirosc]

With the growing use of AI, all i want it to be able to do is replace the refs of the game. No more refs with racial bias or being distracted by the play or literally watching the play but spacing out or worst of all, "He was moving too fast, I can't see it".

[@joshuajusto3677]

fred: Cmon men ref: Get the fk outa here

[@montyherm3559]

Rasheed Wallace was on the target list for NBA officials because he openly called out bad officiating for losing him a shot at a championship in Portland because the NBA wanted a Lakers Final because the Kobe/Shaq Lakers were more marketable in the Finals than the Trail/Jail Blazers in the Finals. The same thing happened to the Bibby/Webber/Divac Kings because the Kobe/Shaq Lakers were more marketable in the Finals than Sacramento. You have the same thing happen in two instances with the Golden State Warriors. In the 2016 Finals, LeBron stepped over Draymond's head after Draymond was knocked to the floor. In reaction to LeBron stepping over his head, Draymond swung at Lebron when he was getting up. On the floor, no foul was called, but after the game, LeBron and the Cavs politicked the League office to get Draymond suspended for Game 5. Because of the suspension handed down by the NBA instead of a gentleman's sweep in Game 5, the NBA got the series to stretch out to Game 7, which they made a ton more money off of. After the Finals Kiki Vandeweghe came out from the League office and admitted that Draymond's actions in Game 4 on the court was not actually a flagrant foul on it's own, but they had to look at other series to upgrade the foul called on the court after the game. Shady as anything. In Game One of the Western Conference Semifinals between the Grizzlies and the Warriors, Draymond was suspended due to two techs in the first half. In the fourth quarter the refs missed at least two calls in the Grizzlies favor the most egregious one being calling a sideline out of bounds call where the ball went off the Grizzlies they called a jump ball instead which ended with Ja Morant's flail at the basket with Klay guarding him to make the game more competitive than it actually was. That game should have ended with FTs for either Steph, Klay, or Poole icing the game away at the charity stripe instead of the flail at the last second by Ja. What do all these examples show? The NBA is a business in making hot dog sales. They want to make as much money as they can, and if they have to, they'll use bad officiating to do it. In the Portland and Sacramento examples, the team with the larger fan base got more preferential treatment by the officials. In the 2016 Finals example the NBA got not only an extra two games, but also a comeback story for the player they have been marketing the entire league around for years with LeBron coming back to win a ring in Cleveland after he ditched Cleveland for Miami to get his first ring. In the 2022 Grizzliies/Warriors Playoffs example the NBA saw an opportunity to fuel hype around an up and coming team and a rivalry with, next to LeBron and the Celtics, the most marketable team in the NBA, the Warriors. It was an opportunity to expand massively another fanbase in a region in the South where football is the main sport people follow as fans. Again, another opportunity to expand the fanbase of the NBA and make more money. It's all consistent in how the NBA operates this way. The question is is how long are we going to allow it to do so?

[@johnwallace596]

I think it comes down all the way from the top down to the ambassador…it’s crazy because they’ve taken the competitiveness out of the game and made it like professional wrestling…it’s about ratings not competition nowadays.