Hey, for what it's worth, we've all been there. If there's one thing that can make almost anyone want to aggressively clear a nearby table of all beverages then it's walking into the office only to be slapped with the cold, harsh reality that the people, places, and things around you are going to make sure the next however many hours of your day-to-day life are a real son of a bitch. An NBA court ain't your average workplace, but Rudy Gobert still has a job to do and - to a professional rim protector - getting called for a foul on the goddamn opening tip-off is the equivalent of finding out on Monday morning that the coffee machine is broken and the mouth on your boss is not. Add to that a second foul for apparently inciting the king of flop to do his fish-out-water impression and I can kind of see how the frustration of being sent to the bench for an extensive stay no more than three minutes into the game might boil over. I've heard that suppressing the type of anger one might be caused by an official with a fairly obvious agenda can eat at you, so good on him for quenching that thirst for a clean conscience by spilling a lot more than his thoughts on the super suspect officiating all over the court...
As for the official in question? Other than harboring an unhealthy amount of resentment for referees that unnecessarily impact the outcome of games, I have no horse in this race. That said, I would suggest waiting at least one possession of game-time before exacting revenge, in ridiculous fashion, on behalf of the entire NBA officiating community. I understand that he was chomping at the bit to blow his whistle out of spite, but I don't think it's too much to ask to hold your breath past one bounce of the basketball. Surely there was a 50/50 call to be made somewhere in the opening minutes, as opposed to basically concocting one out of thin air in the opening second. Tossing the guy who called into question the state of his profession before the seats were even filled probably felt good, but patiently waiting until a more subtle point in the game when it wouldn't have every other casual observer calling into question the state of his profession probably would have felt better. After all, good things - like respect or benefit of the doubt - come to those who wait.
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