https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc2js6UkxsE
Chris Paul and the LA Clippers got dominated in a game Thursday against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Things fell apart quickly for one of the best teams in the Western Conference with the team getting 5 technical fouls on the night. The most notable foul was the one Chris Paul got from first year/female referee Lauren Holtkamp. Here’s what Paul had to say about Holtkamp following the game via ESPN:
“I think we have to show better composure but at the same time some of [the technical fouls] were ridiculous,” Chris Paul said. “The tech that I [got] right there was ridiculous. I don’t care what nobody says, I don’t care what she says; that’s terrible. There’s no way that can be a tech. We try to get the ball out fast every time down the court and when we did that she said, ‘uh-uh.’ I said, ‘Why, uh-uh?’ And she gave me a tech.” […]
“That’s ridiculous,” Paul said. “If that’s the case, this might not be for her.”
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Holtkamp also gave DeAndre Jordan a technical foul with 9:30 left in the third quarter after screaming for a foul following a dunk.
“I guess she thought I was talking to her,” Jordan said. “We talked about it. She said that she thought I was talking to her. She made a call and I talked to the other refs and they disagreed with it. Hopefully it will be rescinded. We’ll see.”
Safe to say Paul will be seeing a small fine for his words.
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Here’s what the referees association tweeted regarding Holtkamp and Chris Paul:
After review, the calls made by Ms. Holtkamp are fully justified. We deplore the unprofessional comments made by Chris Paul. #shebelongs
— NBA Referees (@OfficialNBARefs) February 6, 2015
