NBA suspends referee Joey Crawford

[ondeadline]

Just announced on ESPN. He's the guy who tossed Tim Duncan. Crawford won't referee the rest of the season or in the playoffs.

 

[dooley_womack1]

Re: NBA referee Joey Crawford suspended

Just for ejecting Duncan? The new best-seller: The Duncan Rules.

 

[Boom_70]

Are Joey and Danny Crawford related?

 

[Mystery_Meat]

Too bad he wasn't in WWE. Slow counts and missing blatant rulebreaking gets you a permanent job.

 

[armageddon]

Just for ejecting Duncan? The new best-seller: The Duncan Rules.

Well, if Crawford did challenge Duncan to a fight, as Duncan reported after the game, the suspension seems legit.

 

[D-3 Fan]

Damn, I didn't think that refs would get nailed for stuff like this. Is Steve Jaffe next on Stern's **** list?

 

[Idaho]

Just for ejecting Duncan? The new best-seller: The Duncan Rules.

Methinks it was for challenging Duncan to a fight.

 

[dooley_womack1]

Too bad he wasn't in WWE. Slow counts and missing blatant rulebreaking gets you a permanent job.

Hey, Danny Davis made a nice living that way. And I dunno about a suspension just over things said in the heat of the moment (cue Asia video).

 

[93Devil]

Wow. He was wrong for the toss. But, I think he got suspended more for what happened after/before the toss.

There are bad T's everyday in the NBA.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

About. Damn. Time.
Bud Selig, please take note.

 

[boots]

Joey Crawford lost his damn mind. Stern and company helped him find it.

 

[dooley_womack1]

About. Damn. Time.
Bud Selig, please take note.

Joe West would have been suspended every season.

 

[spnited]

Joey Crawford lost his damned mind a long time ago. He seems to go into every game looking for somebody to T up or toss so he can prove how tough he is.

 

[D-3 Fan]

About. Damn. Time.
Bud Selig, please take note.

C.B. Bucknor would have been suspended every season.

 

[Oz]

Too bad he wasn't in WWE. Slow counts and missing blatant rulebreaking gets you a permanent job.

Hey, Danny Davis made a nice living that way. And I dunno about a suspension just over things said in the heat of the moment (cue Asia video).

I thought for sure he wouldn't draw any Spurs games for the rest of the season, but this is a shock. Maybe after the new balls, the dress code and the crackdown on whining, this was Stern way of telling the players that they won't be the only target when it comes to behavior in the league.

 

[Starman]

Just for ejecting Duncan? The new best-seller: The Duncan Rules.

Well, if Crawford did challenge Duncan to a fight, as Duncan reported after the game, the suspension seems legit.

They should have ordered Duncan to take Crawford up on his offer.

There are about a dozen NBA refs they need to get rid of on grounds of general incompetence.

Like Bavetta, who's been a dumbass for 25 years.

 

[Sam Mills 51]

Just for ejecting Duncan? The new best-seller: The Duncan Rules.

Well, if Crawford did challenge Duncan to a fight, as Duncan reported after the game, the suspension seems legit.

As big a critic as I've been about the NBA Star System and the way David Stern covertly backs it, I have just one thing to say: Bravo.

I'm biased because I've always liked the guy and the way he handles himself on and off the court, but if the NBA had more guys like Tim Duncan, it would be a much better league. Not as flashy, sure, but better. Duncan was making no comment any stronger than anyone else on the bench makes when they don't agree with a call.

Joey Crawford's ego - for some mysterious reason - was hurt and he took it out on Duncan. Challenging him to a fight, no matter the context, was stupidity beyond normal human comprehension.

Usually, rulings like this let the inmates feel they can run the asylum, but this is an obvious exception.

 

[fmrsped]

Agreed with everyone here: That ejection was pure bull****. Glad that POS got what was coming to him.

 

[boots]

Just for ejecting Duncan? The new best-seller: The Duncan Rules.

Well, if Crawford did challenge Duncan to a fight, as Duncan reported after the game, the suspension seems legit.

They should have ordered Duncan to take Crawford up on his offer.

There are about a dozen NBA refs they need to get rid of on grounds of general incompetence.

Like Bavetta, who's been a dumbass for 25 years.

**** bavetta is good for the game. Keep him.

 

[boots]

"Joey Crawford's handling of this situation failed to meet the standards of professionalism and game management we expect of NBA referees," said Stern. "Especially in light of similar prior acts by this official, a significant suspension is warranted. Although Joey is consistently rated as one of our top referees, he must be held accountable for his actions on the floor, and we will have further discussions with him following the season to be sure he understands his responsibilities."