Scott Foster doesn't need to be on the same court as CP3 moving forward! - Stephen A. | First Take

Scott Foster doesn't need to be on the same court as CP3 moving forward! - Stephen A. | First Take
Stephen A. Smith and Brian Windhorst to discuss the Boston Celtics' 119-116 over the Milwaukee Bucks and react to Scott Foster ejecting Chris Paul.
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0:00 Quick Takes: Celtics vs. Bucks
3:50 Scott Foster ejects Chris Paul
4:55 Brian Windhorst on Foster ejecting Paul
7:30 Stephen A.'s thoughts on Foster ejecting Paul
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[@tigerhoods7927]

The fact that even NBA players know Scott Foster has an agenda against Chris Paul should tell you something

[@Maxjuliann]

The fact that the league doesn’t do anything about it knowing this . Should tell you something else

[@Herbalizer28]

they are only aware of it because that has been CP3's narrative and he shared it with everyone...someone's truth is usually not someone else's truth.

[@Frieza.]

@@Maxjuliann😊l lol😊

[@ricosuavepr1207]

He shouldn't be allowed to officiate his games PERIOD!!

[@igcognitolaflare1263]

Tim donaghty adressed it already

[@Daffy_C]

How Stephen A still managed to look a 90s undercover Cop is amazing 😂

[@captainsnake7406]

Black 🕵️‍♂️

[@itsdjeazybaby7097]

He black don’t crack

[@neworleans018]

He could of been on my undercover

[@DizzyDaDon]

“I’ll have one weed please”

[@taywsmith]

That jacket is wonderful though

[@xristosssoul8403]

Scott Foster is the official who received 134 phone calls from disgraced referee Tim Donaghy between October 2006 and April 2007. Donaghy’s calls to Foster took place immediately before and after games Donaghy was officiating 54 times.

[@winnieabad4358]

facts

[@amirigordon7230]

That's crazy

[@raymondjohnson6500]

Yeah and they still like oh well lol smh

[@jdh9219]

I was thinking about that when both of them were talking about how he is “universally or widely undoubtedly respected for his skills and career as a ref”. How can those words even be uttered when talking about a guy who was helping fix games and shouldn’t even be a ref anymore? Ask players like AI about Scotty and see what he has to say lol.

[@ronalcaraz759]

You bring up a very good point. The FBI should investigate this guy!

[@pejuangkakilima]

Bassically portion of NBA's officiating grown irrelevant, ridiculously interfering games in alot of cases, it has to go thru deep reviews and major overhaul PERIOD 🤔🤔🤔

[@carlgilmore-murry5789]

This is 110% on Adam Silver.. you as the commissioner allow these refs to abuse their authority & allow their egos to dictate how games are called but then when a player speaks on the reffing because they disagree w/ some calls you’re quick to protect the refs & wanna hand out fines & suspensions.. fans don’t pay to see the refs, they come to see the players so do a better job of protecting the product & be more fair to both sides

[@AggravatedMan365]

Well said. I never understood why the refs are above being criticized when they have been horrible for years and Adam Silver has done nothing to hold them accountable.

[@mr.anderson3694]

The refs have a tough job because they're expected to give calls to every star as well as have thick skin when endless profanities are being hurled at them. Foster just won't take it from Paul. I applaud him.

[@pabloramos420]

Right on the money 💯💯💯💯💯

[@FlightTrack101]

@@mr.anderson3694 You are one weird little boy.

[@YBfromHolworthy-io7tv]

🖕Chris Paul he’s the most dirtiest players in the game who always acts like he’s entitled to something. Don’t even try that with the refs

[@olu9774]

Thanks, Stephen A, for calling out Windy BS. He wasn't yelling at all.

[@JordanReffitt-dj3cx]

No he wasn't but he is a player just like everyone else is he's approachable that's what I hate about these great players they think bc their great they can refuse to come out etc! That's a rookie coach I get it but he's a coach he has the right to make adjustments he's a dam coach come on people SMH

[@dreadxplayzs7849]

Windy is pro coach/leauge not players,he creates narratives like this against players all the time

[@EverydayWithBobby]

@@JordanReffitt-dj3cx true. But being approachable can also work in unison with decision making 😂 so yeah, Griffin can check Giannis…but Stephen A is right…the Bucks are and should be invested much much much more in its star player than this coach. So making amends while setting a standard is probably necessary.

[@leroyrodgers6089]

@@JordanReffitt-dj3cx Great players are not like everyone else man. You think everyone gets treated the same? Do great players get paid the same too?

[@reasedogable]

How do you know

[@nathanbowen8215]

Watching Foster say “goodbye” calling 2nd tech on CP3 looked way too satisfying for him!! What if this was a playoff game?! Foster has gotta be held accountable for his bias. It’s simple we shouldn’t be talking about it and it’s about time the NBA steps in

[@marohan]

Or maybe Chris needs to keep his mouth quiet n do his job

[@Noles4life77]

@@marohanspoken like a true bootlicker. “Just keep your mouth shut and dribble that ball *BOY* ” crazy you’re siding with a guy who was involved in the match fixing scandal over a decade ago. A guy who is universally considered “the extender” because it’s common knowledge that when the nba wants a playoff series to go to a game 7 they’ll put Scott foster on the court and magically the series always ends up going to game 7.

[@marohan]

@claytonforeman7923 take the tinfoil hat off buddy. Or maybe you can do some investigative journalism n uncover the truth n write a book.

[@Noles4life77]

@@marohan what do I have to investigate? It’s common knowledge among the fans and players that the NBA sends in scott foster when they want a series to be extended. Tim Donaoughy himself said on a podcast a few months back they refs have personal vendettas and Scott foster himself is one of them. Seems like you’re the only nba fan who doesn’t know this

[@diegobromfield]

3:50 and the thing is this is not the first time he pulled Giannis out that caused an argument. In games like these vs tough opponents when your team is struggling to stay in the game, taking your best player off the court is downright foolishness. I remember watching it and was thinking "why the heck is he taking off Giannis right now?" And if I'm not mistaken either in this game or the one before there were moments when there was no Giannis OR Dame on the court. Something that you almost never see the Nuggets do vs a tough team. You need one of your 2 best guys on the court at all times. He is on pace to get fired if he doesn't stop this nonsense. Giannis is young, in his prime, and literally wants to play higher minutes than he has in the past. Let him.

[@dayostical]

Kudos to Stephen A for calling out Windy on the Giannis being disrespectful take, there was no yelling as Windy said and he was probably trying to start a narrative. You could tell he was upset about it afterwards too.

[@rcruz-zu4sm]

Still disrespectful

[@tigerhoods7927]

Windy is a clown he hates giannis cause he stayed in Milwaukee

[@cookmikew]

​@@tigerhoods7927now youre creating the narratives.

[@dojo1371]

@@tigerhoods7927 I think you're the clown

[@tigerhoods7927]

@@cookmikew I’m not idiot

[@SolaceMcfly]

Adam Silver does everything in his power to stop load management and resting but the refs kicking players out is also apart of that. The NBA is well aware the beef between Foster and CP3 but they keep letting these terrible refs go on unchecked. Refs are there to call games it does not matter what a player is saying to you it does not/should not affect your ability to call games, you are to remain composed and impartial.

[@tigerhoods7927]

Adam sliver is scared of confrontation

[@dreadxplayzs7849]

adam silver ever since the China incident he's been a horrible commissioner then pondering to the demands of the Jewish community on kyrie irving doing certain conditions in order to play basketball again over a tweet and recently the james harden saga of forcing his way out of 4 teams in 4 years and silver is a no show does nothing about it and now Rouge refs becoming known in the leauge as much as star players ejecting them over mean mugging like why be comminioner and don't improve the leauge when these are things thatvare killing people from watching it and u have the power to improve it but instead u do nothing

[@mxhughes]

Once in a while I watch old games from the 90's on youtube and there's times players are blowing gaskets on referees and the refs rarely throw a tech whereas these guys now acting like a stare after a poster dunk is tech worthy. The refs must have a powerful union protecting them cuz this stuff makes no sense

[@marvinlloyd9970]

Granted, but when you say it shouldn't matter what a player says to a ref,that's where you're wrong, what if he's cursing him out and calling him all kinds of names...You want him to disregard that, then the whole league will do it

[@johnbates1552]

​@marvinlloyd9970 Sticks and stones may break my bones words should never hurt you!!

[@GrayCorps]

1000% agree....these ejections are out of control

[@kingofpancakes1278]

I get what windy is saying because there’s a lot of factors that go into a game so there could be more to that 3-17 record. But what I’m thinking about, wasn’t Scott Foster tied, albeit very loosely, to Tim Donaghy and game rigging back in the day? It makes it seem like he has the propensity to fudge a ‘few’ calls here and there

[@electrodes]

it wasn't loosely. donaghy called scott foster more than his bookie.

[@dominiquejones3805]

Yep there were a lot of phone calls made

[@Evan-gi1hs]

scott foster and tim donaghy had 134 phone calls in the 6 month period where donaghy admitted to rigging games, all taking place before and after NBA games. guy shouldn't be reffing at all.

[@geremy4]

I do not understand how this fact is being glossed over so easily. Foster has been a HUGE question mark as an official for DECADES.

[@rob8670]

Exactly!!!! @@geremy4

[@erikdayne5429]

I don’t care how good of an official he is, if he’s making calls based on personal bias he doesn’t belong in the league. Saying that’s his only flaw is like saying you have a great car except for the flat tire.

[@garrett29west]

You don't get rid of a car for a flat tire though.

[@itsthebear312]

He's not lol Paul is whining about him calling the game accurately and then uses some personal things against him. Scott Foster is the best ref in the history of the game, CP3 is the ringless complainer trying to gain a competitive advantage. Paul should be suspended for even making this a thing

[@marohan]

Paul acting like a 2 yr old because he can't get his way

[@carnivalgods4573]

I remember Adrian Griffin playing for the Mavs. Nice role player and would have been really good without the back issues that plagued him.

[@rhondawilliams6274]

Thank you!

[@micromoneymachines]

Scott Foster said something about Chris Paul's son...Why is all the media not trying to find out about what was said?

[@absentstars474]

He probably said “your sons real proud of you flopping like a fish”

[@ColdHoops]

Can't be talking about people's children at all. Especially in the media. Even if you do it subtly, it's a no-go 👎

[@TheReddee1987]

Because it’s probably not true. If it had then Scott would’ve definitely been suspended and that information would’ve definitely leaked by now.

[@tinamajor9522]

@@TheReddee1987 It has already been revealed that Foster DID say something about Paul's son.

[@DownToChop]

​@@tinamajor9522what did he say?

[@ramdymarte]

Officials will make mistakes and be egotistical at times, that's an inevitability. But the NBA HAS to figure out a way to rectify situations when that happens instead of just letting it happen unchecked. The amount of power the refs have and abuse especially this season is ridiculous.

[@mxhughes]

Not just this season but for years it's been ridiculous

[@dreadxplayzs7849]

Blame adam silver ever since the China incident he's been a horrible commissioner then pondering to the demands of the Jewish community on kyrie irving doing certain conditions in order to play basketball again over a tweet and recently the james harden saga of forcing his way out of 4 teams in 4 years and silver is a no show does nothing about it and now Rouge refs becoming known in the leauge as much as star players ejecting them over mean mugging like why be comminioner and don't improve the keauge when u have the power to do so?

[@GoatedCulturePodcast]

It’s a tough line to navigate tho … i own a club & I compare it to the security guards ; ppl will come and complain about security but it’s very rare that I will overrule security bc taking their power away can be even more dangerous , so these referees have to have this type of power to keep games under control & have that healthy level of respect/fear

[@michaelf6205]

Exactly refs are humans that have emotions but the NBA needs to discipline refs that clearly are allowing their biases to influence their job

[@michaelf6205]

@@dreadxplayzs7849Adam Silver is Jewish himself bro. What did you expect ?

[@jadenricco5887]

Well said boys

[@alecharding7263]

Betting against cp3 teams with Scott foster has been feeding my family for years thank u Scott

[@54hman]

Its really quite simple with the foster situation , you dont schedule him when paul is pkaying. He personally has a beef with paul and its clear as day he goes out of his way to annoy him and give him unfair techs. The dude can ref any other game that is being played that day. A player shouldnt have to worry about playing in a game that a certain ref is in becasue he knows that anything he does will get called for.

[@Yulz553]

I am new to this angle. Is there more evidence about him having something personal with CP3

[@simba4592]

@@Yulz553cp3 has won like I think zero or 1 game when he is being officiated by Scott foster!

[@varunaX]

thats the white flag they are referring to tho

[@telmolicious]

If the commissioner feels that’s the case he should fire Foster. That makes him completely untrustworthy.

[@gugy68]

While I don’t care for Scott, I can’t stand CP3. So, I guess both deserve each other.

[@KDuff-2015]

Been watching the NBA for years, but after the last Warriors vs The LeBron finals in 2018, Officiating has been god awful. Something has to happen

[@MrMortyBaby]

It’s only been worst with legal sports betting

[@JasonSmith-pe5py]

NBA officiating was by far the worst in any sport WAY,WAY before 2018.

[@tyresecrockett7651]

“The LeBron” 😂😂

[@KDuff-2015]

@@JasonSmith-pe5py the Clippers & Heat flopping era 2011-2014 was horrible as well but I think now every foul call is questionable vs then it was just the flops

[@KDuff-2015]

@@tyresecrockett7651 I couldn’t call them the Cavaliers without Kyrie lmao

[@williemaejohnson5232]

I totally agree,

[@nbrad3275]

Referees need to have post game interviews, same as players, and coaches. They ultimately have a say in the outcome of games. We want questions answered for the calls they make.

[@dmitrikuznetsov7963]

I think NBA should check on Scott Foster thing. This is depriving fans of a great game because he loses composure because of his ego.

[@dreadxplayzs7849]

Mean mugging other players gets techs now this why I say Blame adam silver ever since the China incident he's been a horrible commissioner then pondering to the demands of the Jewish community on kyrie irving doing certain conditions in order to play basketball again over a tweet and recently the james harden saga of forcing his way out of 4 teams in 4 years and silver is a no show does nothing about it and now Rouge refs becoming known in the leauge as much as star players ejecting them over mean mugging like why be comminioner and don't improve the leauge when u its broken and rubbing fans thevwrong way?hes a joke and to soft to be commissioner I hate that guy.

[@geremy4]

The NBA did investigate this Scott Foster thing. Tim Donaghy went to prison for it.

[@dreadxplayzs7849]

@@geremy4 two seoerate situations

[@jasbb2]

Bruh this been going on for 19 yrs. If someone hasn't checked in it now it's not happening

[@hardcastle4419]

CP was the problem, the ref would not have thrown him out if CP didn't get super emotional.

[@JRAYDABEAST]

Scott foster needs to be fined and suspended without pay for ejecting CP3 he should be the example with how horrible the refs have been this year. Scott foster I hope you see this cause your a joke for your actions

[@Aurelian1123]

I love seeing Adrian Griffin stand his ground though when Giannis didn't want to go to the bench. Giannis in this game was garbage, he was being selfish, wasn't moving the ball, and I think one of the commentators said that Griffin was telling Giannis to move the ball and stop forcing sh*t.

[@rhondawilliams6274]

That last part from Steven A was on point!

[@michaellockhart6632]

Last point of Stephen A's is the best one. Suns fans at the game were looking forward to CP3's return to the valley and really wanted to see a whole game with this dynamic. The second Foster ejected Paul, I desperately wanted to eject Scott Foster. I am absolutely sure that Suns fans who took the time and money to fill the arena to watch this great matchup, certainly did NOT come to see Foster eject Paul. Foster should retire at the end of the season, he is too well known and been around too long to continue to be unbiased or be the innocuous presence on the court.

[@LordLazo]

Everyone was cheering when he got ejected

[@michaellockhart6632]

@@LordLazo Im sure it was not everyone. It would suck to see Foster eject Booker or Durant in a playoff game. I would have preferred a big Suns lead late and clearing of the benches in the final minutes. Getting to see Paul and company sitting on the bench getting another L and looking miserable would have been a better thing to see.

[@LordLazo]

@@michaellockhart6632 pretty much everyone

[@michaellockhart6632]

@@LordLazo o.k. fine. It's fun to watch Chris Paul get ejected from the game, especially by Scott Foster. Chris didn't stop talking.

[@LordLazo]

@@michaellockhart6632 true but you are right I’m sure some people were mad to see him not play after

[@micahgriffin7932]

U know u don’t see a lot of clarification on these shows usually it’s just “here is my stance now what’s yours” so if we have a question we usually have to figure it out ourselves so seeing Stephen A ask Windy the same question I was asking “How was he being disrespectful” was very comforting 🤣💀

[@doctones]

Cosign!

[@KimmieSue.]

SAS seems to be willing to question things more and more lately. I think he's now comfortable if for some reason he and ESPN part ways. Ppl are going more independently and are loving the freedom.

[@kaliefhampton2483]

Windy ain't a racist but that sounded like "black man, bad".. You can not be a star without passion for the game. A player being upset about being taken off the floor should not be an ESPN debate

[@hedgedrisk6487]

@@kaliefhampton2483you’re gonna foul out with all that reaching!! They were both black…..

[@coryrichardson403]

I couldnt comprehend anything Stephen A said from 10:26 on cause i was so focused on how much Windy and Molly were blinking lol

[@epic3423]

I’m a bulls fan and from what I’ve seen with the warriors games Scott foster has officiated, he has something against the warriors as well. So now you have Chris Paul on the warriors and that’s a double whammy against the warriors. It’s not the warriors or Chris Paul’s fault, it’s the NBA fault for putting him in those games

[@beebeebee3920]

Scott Foster is one of the reasons why the NBA is accused of being rigged ....

[@mjperkins7743]

Wow - any facts to back up that statement?

[@a.j2836]

Him and Tony Brothers been on bs for decades..

[@stonedmason614]

@@mjperkins7743 actually yes lol

[@dreadxplayzs7849]

Blame adam silver ever since the China incident he's been a horrible commissioner then pondering to the demands of the Jewish community on kyrie irving doing certain conditions in order to play basketball again over a tweet and recently the james harden saga of forcing his way out of 4 teams in 4 years and silver is a no show does nothing about it and now Rouge refs becoming known in the leauge as much as star players ejecting them over mean mugging like why be comminioner and don't improve the leauge when u its broken and rubbing fans thevwrong way?hes a joke and to soft to be commissioner I hate that guy.

[@zenodee]

@@dreadxplayzs7849the Jesuit Elites runt he world They run they media they run sports wars catastrophes everything you can think of the Draconian Reptillian Jesuit Elites have a hand in it.

[@ericcunningham1646]

Thank you for clearing that up quickly Stephen A.

[@Tjdaly1258]

Well said Stephen A

[@lesterpettus4148]

NBA just needs to be sure the two are not on the court at same time. A good ref can control who wins a game while fans think he is being fair. This is bad for basketball.

[@don8244]

They let Tim Donaghy take the fall so that Scott Foster could flourish ❤️

[@brandongordon2392]

Facts

[@jimmycricket_AZ]

They were best friends and everything

[@thunderstar254]

Stern protected him and now Silver is carrying on his legacy. The league is still rigged.

[@culturehub2628]

@@thunderstar254what’s the context behind this? Protecting who? Scott?

[@therealkflo..]

Such an underrated comment ...tim was the plant

[@cameronpalmer401]

I mean the second they showed that stat of Chris Paul wins while Scott foster was the ref showed me everything I needed to know about them two.

[@simongomez4544]

Really make you wonder if the FIX is in.

[@dreadxplayzs7849]

Mean mugging other players gets techs now this why I say Blame adam silver ever since the China incident he's been a horrible commissioner then pondering to the demands of the Jewish community on kyrie irving doing certain conditions in order to play basketball again over a tweet and recently the james harden saga of forcing his way out of 4 teams in 4 years and silver is a no show does nothing about it and now Rouge refs becoming known in the leauge as much as star players ejecting them over mean mugging like why be comminioner and don't improve the leauge when u its broken and rubbing fans thevwrong way?hes a joke and to soft to be commissioner I hate that guy.

[@dreadxplayzs7849]

​@@simongomez4544fosters a crook probably works for the mafia on the low

[@maxhedrick311]

I didn’t see this while watching the game but it adds on to what I did see, this one point Giannis gets up from the bench and walks to the scorers table to get a towel barely brushing by that coach, that coach looked at Giannis like he was crazy. I’m with the coach, do not show up your coach like this multiple times in one game, we know giannis is the star player but he doesn’t need to remind us by lashing out in passive aggressive ways wether he realizes it or not.

[@TheAaronGaston]

first time watching first take all year.. let’s see how this goes

[@taylorpack7705]

I’m gonna go ahead and say it now. I’m a Celtics fan but the fact Adam silver hasn’t done anything about this tells me that he’s fixing these games because he doesn’t want the warriors winning the championship again. I’ve watched 5 warriors games this year and the officials are making horrible calls against them and they seem really frustrated.

[@dochudson9393]

I'm gonna go ahead and say you're nuts for thinking that

[@kingsley_the_supreme96]

Suns Had 50+ FTA & Warriors Had More Points Scored In The Paint Than The Sun's.

[@c.chavis6314]

Saying this as a Celtics fan says a lot.

[@melian9999]

The NBA love the celtics lakers finals, and they try to make that happen as much as they can.

[@marquistaylor6758]

warriors havent been good enough to win a chip the last 2 years

[@raunaqkharbanda7575]

Something has to be done with referees especially the one having personal vendetta with a player no matter how much reputed or senior he is. Dammit, every game is important and for just to make your point and having it your way, by ejecting chris paul is just petty from scott foster side.

[@JJ_5289]

The league has allowed players to talk to the refs like this for years. Now they want to try and prove a point about when they can argue and what they can and cant do. If you call the game consistently they could avoid all the arguing

[@dreadxplayzs7849]

​@@JJ_5289Blame adam silver ever since the China incident he's been a horrible commissioner then pondering to the demands of the Jewish community on kyrie irving doing certain conditions in order to play basketball again over a tweet and recently the james harden saga of forcing his way out of 4 teams in 4 years and silver is a no show does nothing about it and now Rouge refs becoming known in the leauge as much as star players ejecting them over mean mugging like why be comminioner and don't improve the leauge when u its broken and rubbing fans thevwrong way?hes a joke and to soft to be commissioner I hate that guy.

[@OckdaGod1]

Yoo I got it, they should take the power to eject over 1 on 1 talk with players & can only eject of actual basketball plays on the court, like a flagrant, unnecessary physical contact,fighting, excessive taunting (for the soft ones)

[@Darnell-vo2wl]

Bruh, did you actually watch what happened? Cp3 argued a call for a whole minute. There was nothing unfair about the call and then cp3 cussed at him after the 1st tech. If it was any other ref it wouldnt even be news

[@megaanderson97]

That is true. That's true.

[@patrickwesley8209]

U rite

[@raunaqkharbanda7575]

There is always a better way to make your point but misusing your power is the worst. He ain't gonna understand this and the nba should take action on scott foster.

[@dreadxplayzs7849]

Blame adam silver ever since the China incident he's been a horrible commissioner then pondering to the demands of the Jewish community on kyrie irving doing certain conditions in order to play basketball again over a tweet and recently the james harden saga of forcing his way out of 4 teams in 4 years and silver is a no show does nothing about it and now Rouge refs becoming known in the leauge as much as star players ejecting them over mean mugging like why be comminioner and don't improve the leauge when u its broken and rubbing fans thevwrong way?hes a joke and to soft to be commissioner I hate that guy.

[@dreadxplayzs7849]

What action do u suggest?a fine?3 game suslension?his whistle revoked and sensitivity training?

[@cyberbron2077]

@@dreadxplayzs7849make up all his missed calls again Chris Paul’s teams and make sure they win 3 rings.

[@AV3.1234]

The game was all whistles lastnight.

[@coldwell830]

Hahahaha SAS "outta job sooner than he can say his last name" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 classic

[@aking2330]

He made this Adrian Griffin thing more then what it was. Ive seen many coaches argue with players. It wasnt some heated moment ...he trying to protect Giannis. He want him rested so he dont get hurt

[@calmacalma4905]

Affecting potential game outcomes for personal feud. Ridiculous

[@dreadxplayzs7849]

Even mean mugging other players gets techs now this why I say Blame adam silver ever since the China incident he's been a horrible commissioner then pondering to the demands of the Jewish community on kyrie irving doing certain conditions in order to play basketball again over a tweet and recently the james harden saga of forcing his way out of 4 teams in 4 years and silver is a no show does nothing about it and now Rouge refs becoming known in the leauge as much as star players ejecting them over mean mugging like why be comminioner and don't improve the leauge when u its broken and rubbing fans thevwrong way?hes a joke and to soft to be commissioner I hate that guy.

[@patrickh4419]

One day the call the league soft and all need to toughen up, but when a headcoach does his job and keeps his (star)players in check, they need to be careful. This media nowadays is weak af.

[@redmanlaw0002]

Scott Foster is a ref who holds grudges and puts his own emotions over ensuring fair competition in the league. It's not about Foster and CP3 not being on the same court in the future, it's about Foster being an overly emotional and biased ref who cannot ensure games are called fairly. He shouldn't be a ref in the NBA period. He lacks the integrity required of a fair and truly neutral referee. FIRE HIM.

[@BucNasty32]

Scott Foster is valuable because he is a company man. He shows bias throughout his career. He is the hit man that Adam Silver sends to decide games.

[@Lovie_Villa]

That Coach better calm down 😂😂

[@Heartonpoetry]

Very eventful night in the NBA last night. Many stories to discuss.

[@miguelalva5376]

Does anyone else notice how much windy blinks😂

[@NatureWar1]

Foster was there when Bucks came back and didn't give us one call. Monty got fined for bringing it up in post game interview.

[@Matthew-oq1hx]

Fr nba never hold refs accountable cause they plan it

[@camiesims7589]

Scott Foster could’ve ended the conversation at any point … he was looking for reason to eject Chris

[@LuisPerez-rc6le]

No Chris Paul needed to shut the fuk up and he wouldn't players need to stop bitching all the time

[@stuartstevens8995]

you have no idea what you're talking about ahah

[@Herbalizer28]

Paul could also have ended the conversation before being ejected..

[@terryts2]

So could have Paul

[@dreadxplayzs7849]

Blame adam silver ever since the China incident he's been a horrible commissioner then pondering to the demands of the Jewish community on kyrie irving doing certain conditions in order to play basketball again over a tweet and recently the james harden saga of forcing his way out of 4 teams in 4 years and silver is a no show does nothing about it and now Rouge refs becoming known in the leauge as much as star players ejecting them over mean mugging like why be comminioner and don't improve the leauge when u its broken and rubbing fans thevwrong way?hes a joke and to soft to be commissioner I hate that guy.

[@coolraul510]

the scott foster issue is serious and needs to be addressed by the league, but at the same time players in general have really been pushing the complaining/whining to a new level after EVERY single call.

[@KimmieSue.]

I think it's the inconsistency of the calls that gets them upset.

[@jasbb2]

Also calls decide games. I've never seen a player not whine after a call in them. It's just more demonstrative with other players

[@nahor88]

@@KimmieSue. Mainly the inconsistencies among different referee crews. You can have one crew that thinks "let the boys play", and another that will call a foul for, as SAS puts it, "having bad breath". The league needs to do more to force officials to abide by a set standard of how a game should be called. The number one thing is when dudes drive to the bucket, there is so much variability to how officials interpret "legal guarding position". The rare occasion those moments get challenged, it often takes forever for the replay center to make up their minds.

[@alvie2139]

Lakers getting 30 plus free throws in every win this season should be looked at

[@Drako7077]

Do what the coach says period

[@Kennyisdarkvanilla]

So CP3 is 3-17 with 15 of those games his team is favorites? Let’s not forget Foster was the other rumored official involved with Tim Donaghy.

[@deantephillips2689]

I feel like Giannis and Adrian Griffin were too close this offseason, so much so to the point that Giannis considers himself a peer instead of the usual player-coach relationship or he knows the type of leverage he has

[@Jeromeparker5150]

I am relishing in Adrian griffin downfall. I never liked that man. As a bucks fan he pissed me off even more when he made stotts quit. I'm praying on the bucks downfall this season.

[@MyWifeSally0202]

“I didn’t see him yelling” meanwhile they’re showing it on split screen lolol ohhh Stephen A

[@iambk.k]

agreed Stephen A

[@DD-rk6kn]

When I heard scoot foster officiating cp3 I doubled my bet on phoenix thank you Scott🤑 🤣

[@CA-tk8yn]

Here we are with the league working hard and creating this tournament which is working and has brought passion and interest to this part of the season. It's exciting and I find myself wanting to watch these matchups. This passion the players are urged to feel, carries over. So what if CP3 used a disrespectful word or two. This kind of Referee that I'm seeing in many games across their entire team, is ruining that exact passion and interest. It's counter productive, and fights against the effort the leagues tournament has generated. The refs are killing the game. Let's look into digital refs, with stoppage called by the created system. It's sounds crazy, and could be disastrous, but it would be better than watching those with thin skin ruin a professional contest affecting all, including the fan and advertiser. When a fan turns off the game, those advertisers wasted their money. That's on the Refs! I'm just sick of the refs ruining fun contests.

[@dreadxplayzs7849]

Blame adam silver ever since the China incident he's been a horrible commissioner then pondering to the demands of the Jewish community on kyrie irving doing certain conditions in order to play basketball again over a tweet and recently the james harden saga of forcing his way out of 4 teams in 4 years and silver is a no show does nothing about it and now Rouge refs becoming known in the leauge as much as star players ejecting them over mean mugging like why be comminioner and don't improve the leauge when u its broken and rubbing fans thevwrong way?hes a joke and to soft to be commissioner I hate that guy.

[@BiggieChins]

​@@dreadxplayzs7849copy and paste yapping

[@FutureDreamZz]

@@dreadxplayzs7849shut up

[@kaliefhampton2483]

​@dreadxplayzs7849 Silver is an improvement though. Stern was too hard-nosed for this generation of athletes. Silver fits as an intermediate between players and owners, players and fans, and fans and owners.. I'm not big on Silver personally but he's always trying to make things fit for all parties involved. He'll undoubtedly make a change with regard to Cp vs Foster

[@CJ739]

@@kaliefhampton2483 This is the worst take I've seen in a while. NBA ratings have continuously gone down with Silver in charge and he's just enabled and pandered to these diva NBA players. Stern saved the league and made it what it is and Silver is doing his best to kill that. Silver is the worst commissioner of any sports league in the history of organized professional sports. NBA desperately needs someone like Stern to come back.

[@jeffeyjeffey8]

Windy is giving way too much credit to foster lol. It's not that he's "not afraid" to call fouls on stars in big moments, it's that he's blatantly involved in the gambling ring and has personal beef with CP3

[@XPXhumble]

As a ref you are suppose to be impartial or pretend at least but scott foster is not even hiding the fact he doesn’t like CP3 and it shows fosters lack of professionalism so he needs to be fired

[@truly6869]

Scott froster got something on the nba to not of been fire already

[@TheBeanBandito]

The fact there is a controversy between a ref and a player is nuts! Dude should not be officiating big time games

[@izzyprodux]

In need of that Jacket SAS sheesh! 🦾🔥 Watch the throne!

[@Kenkoyski99]

in the end, im counting how many times molly n brian BLINK while stephen a is talking! 😂

[@Flash98790]

Anytime scot and cp3 are on the same court its gona be a night 😂

[@dreadxplayzs7849]

A night to ruin the game yea we pay for that 🙄

[@robertruiziii4310]

It’s not just with Paul it’s with a lot of the guys in the league, if you go back to when he stepped in front of Bron and he ran directly into him, he almost looked like he wanted to “T”him up for his own negligent action. Someone needs to hold the refs accountable for there own situational issues during games.

[@Herbalizer28]

Bron ran into him on purpose..that is why

[@dreadxplayzs7849]

Blame adam silver ever since the China incident he's been a horrible commissioner then pondering to the demands of the Jewish community on kyrie irving doing certain conditions in order to play basketball again over a tweet and recently the james harden saga of forcing his way out of 4 teams in 4 years and silver is a no show does nothing about it and now Rouge refs becoming known in the leauge as much as star players ejecting them over mean mugging like why be comminioner and don't improve the leauge when u its broken and rubbing fans thevwrong way?hes a joke and to soft to be commissioner I hate that guy.

[@timothyshawjr9833]

​@@Herbalizer28he had it coming😂🤷

[@jiggnorth3593]

​@@Herbalizer28It was clearly an accident

[@elijahhutchings7947]

I honestly think he has someone on every team like this for the raptors it was Fred I have to see if he will still hate Scottie

[@gustafcustoms3121]

How long until they start playing the race card angle with this one too?

[@Ganza53]

Good advice from Stephen A

[@Truthman45]

Yeah

[@eyds2215]

Nba can't touch foster coz he "knows" a lot of stuff

[@chrisisslick]

Facts. See Tim Donaghy.

[@tigerhoods7927]

Scott Foster and Tim Donaghy were best friends, that’s all I gotta say.

[@CDSXCalibur]

Oh wow 🎉

[@king_ky.g]

How many times does windy blink in when his listening? My man is seeing the world as a flip book

[@americanhooligans]

Looks like the Coach raised his voice more than Giannis did 🤷

[@frenchpressme]

It's a challenging situation. On one hand, you can say, well just don't put them on the court together... but then it sets a precedent that undercuts the refs authority in future situations if a player feels that it's personal. The problem I think could be mitigated if refs are fined or suspended if an ejection is later ruled by the league to have bias involved. So I think if they investigate and hold refs accountable for the quick double techs and penalize them. And, if a ref has been investigated for such calls and deemed that bias was involved, they should not qualify for the playoffs, period.

[@TheChamp_89]

He was talking to Tim donaghy every day prior to the nbas gambling investigation Dudes a cheater and it’s documented

[@KimmieSue.]

It's an easy fix. Fire the dude. Pay him off, whatever, get rid of him however they need to legally.

[@jayc5756]

EXACTLY

[@finnesetv5452]

Giannis was showing his competitive edge , ppl forget this is a big game between these teams , he wanted to push for more mins , there down I think we should applaud him instead of trying to say he’s being disrespectful

[@GetOutsideYourself]

Let's not forget Scott Foster's role in the Tim Donaghy game-fixing scandal. He was the one guy Donaghy called, over and over, whenever he was about to fix a game. A bit too suspicious, but the NBA doesn't want the sunshine to come in and sanitize that situation.

[@kevingraves8196]

Scott already won this matchup in the finals.

[@pablorivera5345]

Adam Silver needs to reel in Scott Foster. Referees are not the police and can not go unchecked. We need accountability from everyone including Silver & Foster. Or his his going to keep protecting the officials instead of the game 😊

[@LT-sz1fj]

Absolute power corrupts all and it’s definitely the case with the current referees, They’ve got so much power which has led to huge ego to the point they’ve manipulated themselves into thinking the crowd is there to watch them

[@tylerwiest7274]

He took it out on the Warriors too . PHX had 54 fts

[@jerrelllewis7347]

That’s true… they need to be held responsible for kicking players due to their emotions

[@dreadxplayzs7849]

The mean mugging tech man Blame adam silver ever since the China incident he's been a horrible commissioner then pondering to the demands of the Jewish community on kyrie irving doing certain conditions in order to play basketball again over a tweet and recently the james harden saga of forcing his way out of 4 teams in 4 years and silver is a no show does nothing about it and now Rouge refs becoming known in the leauge as much as star players ejecting them over mean mugging like why be comminioner and don't improve the leauge when u its broken and rubbing fans thevwrong way?hes a joke and to soft to be commissioner I hate that guy.

[@onlyinsports]

Gotta change that thumbnail 😅 “FUED”

[@getbusydrizzy5296]

THEY SURE AIN'T TALKING ABOUT JOSH GIDDEY CASE WITH MINOR

[@brandongordon2392]

That is literally the same thing I said on X (Twitter) The NBA, The Players Association and the Referees need to investigate Scott Foster, especially when he has a massive history of players complaining about him as a bad coach, and he’s historically corrupt and he has no business being on the same court as CP3

[@darrylbrown8253]

Scott Foster stated that he felt sorry for CP3's son that he has a father like CP3...Ya Scott Foster needs to be fired for that statement.

[@TheReddee1987]

😂😂😂😂 if that’s what he said that’s soft on Chris Paul’s account and not even something to be fired over. These players have said far worse. If I know I’m one of the best I wouldn’t even be offended. It’d be different if CP was a scrub 😂 that was aimed directly at CP. CP is the epitome of throwing a rock and hiding his hands.

[@delldorado9892]

Brian Windhorst saying a ref is valuable shows and proves the agenda

[@TheAfricanPie]

The producer was turning up to that instrumental then remembered they had to turn it off, should’ve kept it on lol

[@TheJohnWick1]

They we're just adding to the lore yall relax, the future beef doc gonna go crazy.

[@mura0]

NBA wants Stars to be on the court as much as they can with rules changing etc but then we have referees who eject players for nothing. Whats going on NBA? Something needs to be done. I wanted to see CP3 finish the game last night and I didn't because of a MASTER EGO of a ref.

[@Odinson42]

CP wouldn't STFU. What did you expect to happen?

[@justnadaaa8434]

​@@Odinson42i would expect the ref to deescalate the situation so no ejection is needed. It is their job after all to make sure game goes as smoothly as possible. Good ref is invisible ref, we shouldn't even know Scott Foster's name for fuck's sake

[@Herbalizer28]

Are you sure he was ejected for "nothing" ?? Did you hear the conversation ? I often see players screaming and cursing at refs..this has been going on for so long now that it has become the norm..Players shouldn't be allowed to abuse and intimidate refs..We have been protecting players for far too long..it's time that they become accountable for their actions

[@dreadxplayzs7849]

Right even mean mugging other players gets players techs now this why I say Blame adam silver ever since the China incident he's been a horrible commissioner then pondering to the demands of the Jewish community on kyrie irving doing certain conditions in order to play basketball again over a tweet and recently the james harden saga of forcing his way out of 4 teams in 4 years and silver is a no show does nothing about it and now Rouge refs becoming known in the leauge as much as star players ejecting them over mean mugging like why be comminioner and don't improve the leauge when u its broken and rubbing fans thevwrong way?hes a joke and to soft to be commissioner I hate that guy.

[@dreadxplayzs7849]

​@@Odinson42cp3 is a player u 🤡 he has every right to do that it's why we watch sports not to watch a useless whistle blower get emotional because he wants to play god,get your head checked and fast

[@A1Dunk]

Thank you Steven A .. so many coaches think they know what’s best but they don’t put that jersey on or put their body on the line

[@Jdcjr1991]

But y’all quick to say the players are spoiled brats. You can’t have it both ways

[@swisscloud4309]

You can’t be a player and coach at the same time It’s not fair the players calls the shots and when stuff hits the fan the coach gets fired If I’m going to get fired then I’m going to do it my way

[@altonweaver7757]

They know that we know they know what we know!!!!

[@arthurshelby8612]

10:25 what's up with the blinking?