If LeBron's not fond of it, then neither am I. Just Like in any national sport we have official referees. And I'm upset when I see LeBron get hit, and I'm upset when I see LeBron push other players, which he rarely does.
James has gotten pushed or hit in every single playoff series, and in each of those three series he has gotten hit or pushed in the third game. To recap: the third game against the Detroit Pistons, Andre Drummond threw an elbow at James's head; second round series game three, Jeff Teague pushes LeBron into the stands; and finally, game three in the Eastern Conference Finals, Bismack Biyombo and Tristan Thompson share words to each other, and either DaMarre Carroll shoved Tristan's elbow into LeBron's chin, or Tristan threw his elbow at James' chin. Also, something to note: these guys are all young players.
So no wonder LeBron James is not fond of the NBA's officiating.
I forget what this referee's name was, but he was the one who ejected Shawn Livingston with what almost seemed like a baseball pitch. We need more officials like that. I would bet you he would have at least given Teague a Flagrant 1. None of the three fouls against LeBron were even Flagrant. Why?
I don't know, there's been a couple of tweets here and there that are saying ref's that don't do a good job should be fined. The referees try to do the best possible job they can. Some people may say it's not a big deal if the refs miss a call, and some may say it is a big deal. The last second non-called fouls or violations is what is disturbing me the most. Shaq said that he didn't like games to be decided on a non-called foul. LeBron said that it was bad for the youth. So yes, if Westbrook travels and it isn't called with in 45 seconds then the answer is obvious.
With all due respect you should be fined. Joe Borgia, V.P. of NBA officiating, said that the Westbrook travel was an " unfortunate miss." It's not "unfortunate" - it cost the Warriors the game! Referees have to do a better job and be more strict.
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