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Yes, the Mavericks got screwed Tuesday night in Portland, to borrow a term from coach Rick Carlisle. The NBA admitted the next day the charge on O.J. Mayo with 1.5 seconds remaining in a tie game was a blown call. That didn't exactly make the Mavs...

Lakers star Kobe Bryant was fined $100,000 by the NBA on Wednesday for a gay slur that commissioner David Stern called "offensive and inexcusable."

Do Phil Jackson's complaints affect the way Lakers games are officiated?

The NBA will begin its referee training camp with replacements next week after referees rejected the league's final contract offer Thursday.

Mike D'Antoni says that he'll watch film at halftime, and if he sees that some call he yelled at the refs for was indeed a good call, he'll 'fess up when they're all back on the court. He tells Jonathan Abrams of The New York Times: "I'll do it...

The NBA has fined Kings coach Reggie Theus $25,000 for comments he made about the officiating following a loss to Detroit.

The NBA wants to financially "destroy" disgraced referee Tim Donaghy for embarrassing the league during the playoffs with allegations that outcomes of previous games were purposely manipulated by bad calls, his lawyer charged Monday.

One of three referees to officiate Game 6 of the 2002 Lakers-Kings series recalls it much the same as everyone else -- except Tim Donaghy.

The FBI has questioned an ex-NBA referee about former NBA referee Dick Bavetta, one of three officials to work Game 6 of the 2002 Western Conference finals, according to a published report.

NBA referee Bob Delaney, one of three referees to work Game 6 of the 2002 Western Conference finals, told ESPN that he has never been contacted by NBA or federal investigators concerning allegations by former referee Tim Donaghy.

Adande's getting mail from people upset that referee Danny Crawford is trying to ruin the Lakers. He responds. Do you realize Danny Crawford was on the crews in two of the most important Laker victories this decade: Game 7 against the Sacramento King...

Peja Stojakovic of the Sacramento Kings was suspended for one game by the NBA on Wednesday for making improper contact with a game official.

Prep phenom LeBron James is weighing on the minds of several NBA All-Stars, according to Ralph Wiley.

Prep phenom LeBron James is weighing on the minds of several NBA All-Stars, according to Ralph Wiley's Uncensored Thought Balloons.

Chris Webber scored 27 points, including a pair of free throws with two seconds left, and grabbed 13 rebounds as the Sacramento Kings continued their dominance of the Utah Jazz with a controversial 98-96 victory.

Billy Crystal and Robert De Niro have nothing on the latest comedy of errors in the NBA.