In the wake of the Rondo/Miller fiasco—yes it was a flagrant foul but it has hardly been the only flat out missed call in this series—think about this tidbit that was reported today:
At least one member of the Celtics entourage was taken aback at the sight of the officiating crew exiting the United Center. Two of the three members of the group, which consisted of Danny Crawford, Bill Kennedy and Marc Davis, were spotted with their families decked out in Bulls gear.
Kennedy ejected Celtics coach Doc Rivers from a game in Chicago on March 17, and two days later was fined (as was Rivers) for his actions.
Think about it again…Doc Rivers and Bill Kennedy got into a staredown/screaming match that resulted in Rivers being fined $25,000 and Kennedy, an official was fined as well. When’s the last time you remember a ref being fined? And a month later he’s refing a Celtics game?
WTF?!? How is this ref allowed to officiate in this series?
It’s not just Boston/Chicago series where the NBA seems asleep at the wheel with referee assignments. How could this have been allowed to happen in the playoffs:
