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Victor Decolongon/Getty Images Mike D'Antoni is one of many NBA coaches who regularly gets apoplectic with referees. The NBA does not like complaining: "We have a great game. We have great players. We have a great product. Let's focus on executing...

Ball don't lie, ball don't lie, one more tech' for 'Sheed Everybody loves him now ... except for referees. The people at The Basketball Jones are irreverent and a little PG-13 every day, but today they're all that and Christmassy. Get ye over to th...

Jared Wickerham/Getty Images Rajon Rondo out-thinks people all the time -- sometimes including referees. Mavericks guard Derek Fisher fouled out with 1:07 left in the first overtime on what was, in slow-motion, a whopper of a flop by Rajon Rondo. F...

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Amir Johnson does not have a reputation as a hot head, nor does he have a history of getting in trouble, yelling at people or, indeed, throwing mouthpieces at referees. But he does have a history of fondling the NBA basketball between free throws....

"Flopping" will be defined as any physical act that appears to have been intended to cause the referees to call a foul on another player. The primary factor in determining whether a player committed a flop is whether his physical reaction to contact ...

Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images Shane Battier says one reason players go down is because referees tell them they have to. On Heat Index, Tom Haberstroh digs into the NBA's new, as-yet unclear anti-flopping policy. Erik Spoelstra and LeBron James are a...

Evanz of Golden State of Mind has a fascinating report from the Sports Analytics Innovation Summit, including news of how the NBA oversees its referees and how NBA tickets will increasingly be priced like plane tickets. For instance, here's a report ...

The referees are always a touchy subject, especially in the playoffs when little moments can have huge implications. As the games become more and more intense, officials are put in an especially tough position when players are actively trying to tric...

Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images Sport Some get excited at the blood. But the NBA is far better when it's about basketball. In retrospect, the referees lost control of the game early in the second quarter. Tyler Hansbrough fouled the daylights out of Dwya...

Sometimes being an NBA official is tough. But this time, referee Michael Smith had a gimme. About five feet in front of him, the Celtics' Kevin Garnett delivered an offensive foul combination platter to Sixers swingman Andre Iguodala: One part mov...

Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE/Getty Images If the NBA can survive paid logo placement on referees, what's the worry about players? Mark Cuban is making noises about all the money the NBA could make selling advertising space on jerseys. And he's not just t...

Dan Duggan of the Boston Herald: The last two weeks have added several chapters to Rondo's magical mystery tour. He was suspended for two games for throwing the ball at a referee. He participated in his third career All-Star Game. He had a bizarre 0-...

Here's a HoopIdea: Crunch-time basketball is fantastically exciting -- the peak entertainment of the sport. But the ball is dead a lot. Play stops for: Timeouts, of which there are too many, and which are too long. The referee's whistles, m...

P.A. Molumby/NBAE/Getty The more they shoot in a row, the more NBA players' free throw percentages rise. Steve Nash has a pretty weird little ritual. When he heads to the free throw line, before the referee gives him the ball, he takes a moment to ...

Dwyane Wade had one of the plays of the season last night. But did he travel? His spin move/step/step dunk was surprisingly similar to a Wade play I once watched with NBA vice president of referee operations Joe Borgia. Our conversation about that mo...