Dominique Wilkins attacked by former NBA referee

This is weird. A former NBA ref takes a swing at Wilkins, and Wilkins landed three punches in the scuffle, according to Sekou Smith of NBA.com.

Link is from the Journal-Constitution: http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-hawks/wilkins-attacked-after-hawks-892407.html

 

Nice picture of the guy too.

 

Gives new meaning to being on the Hawks "beat."

 

This was right above the Rumsfeld kill team thread when I glanced at the board, and for a split second, I thought Wilkins had been murdered.

 

Ok, I did the same thing and was worried I was losing it.

 

Tons of red flags waving on this since the guy is a former ref and pissed at a former player over money. Are we sure this is about suits?

The guy should have fought Nique either wearing a Celtics jersey or in the fourth quarter. He would have had a much better chance.

 

Awesome line from the story:

So the guy gets arrested, has a black eye, and still no money for his suits. Do they let just any loser be a NBA ref? Where do I sign up?

 

The former ref is 36, which means it's highly unlikely he ever reffed 'Nique's games.

But how's he gonna explain getting a beatdown from an old-timer?

 

Story seems to make a case Wilkins could owe the guy money.

Dude quit reffing in 2001 and started a custom clothing company. I'd take that to mean he made clothes for really tall people he had made connections with during his time as an official.

 

He was an NBA ref at the age of 23. After a brief tenure at the highest level, he resumed his officiating career in the SWAC and MEAC. Seriously.

 

I know a tailor in Toronto who does custom stuff for a number of Raptors, Kiefer Sutherland, a few other athletes, etc. He loves to tell the story of the time he made a couple of suits for Oliver Miller for a couple grand back in 1996 or so. Miller kept dodging him when it came to pay up, and when he finally give the guy a check, it bounced (according to basketballreference.com, Miller made $2.3 million that year).

He mounted the check on the wall behind the cash register, and is all too happy to tell people the same story when they ask about it.

 

And people wonder why the NFL and NBA cannot sit out for an entire season.