NBA Referees Could Ruin Everything (WORST CALLS EVER) 

What would you say is the "WORST NBA CALL" in 2023 so far?

Its a true problem, the league has to do something. At the very least, make refs have pressers answering for their calls so their is some sense of accountability. Also, having a criteria for technicals instead of giving refs individual leeway would be nice. Calling technicals for emotional reasons shouldnt be allowed whatsoever.

These referees need to held accountable for all this bull crap. Absolute insanity.

If enough people keep complaining, there will be a critical mass and the NBA will have to address it. Videos like this help build that momentum, well said

I lost all hope for the refs when sports gambling became legal 💯

How to fix this: 1.- Refs need to start getting punished for irrational calls 2.- If a team use challenge and they were right and it's successful, the challenge should be refunded in case they need to challenge another call in the same game. 3.- If a team use challenge and they were wrong and it's unsuccessful, they lose the ability to call for challenges for the rest of the game, that way they don't just challenge every call and the pace of the game is not affected.

I really suspect that the Ref betting pool is back. There's literally no other reason why calls are like this for this year. It's been mask off and the league needs to do something about it.

I’m so proud of VanVleet for calling out the refs for it.

100% these refs be betting and they have a group chat that makes all the calls

One of the worst ones I've seen happened was that one where Tim Duncan ejected for mildly laughing while on the bench

Reminds me of Tim Duncan getting tossed out for laughing in the bench

I’m 99% sure the refs hate the warriors during away games.

The NBA has so many campaigns yet fail to do something about their refs. The only things worse than that is their nba league pass app actually

NBA needs to fine these terrible calls. This would save the league

I think there should be more transparency with refs/umps now in the age of legalized gambling. ‘We hold them accountable’ behind closed doors is total BS.

The rules for a tech need to be changed cuz the refs abuse the shit out of them

3:55 Wow that's really nice. Didn't think Ja had that in him. Happily surprised.

Honestly, as an NBA fan, you see bad calls, soft calls, crazy no calls, and for the most part, you just forget about them after you’re done venting. Whether that’s to yourself, to the TV, the person next to you, or in a lot of cases both, but when you see this many across the league within such a short time period, even if it’s from one season to the next separated by just a season or two it really has me scratching my head, like wtf. The NBA needs to do something about this ASAP, and it’s absolute trash that fans can get screwed over this badly spending their hard earned money to be at a game, or even be able to just watch their favorite player by paying for some subscription. I literally am subscribed to multiple services just to be able to watch different NBA games, and it’s frustrating as it is for me which I’m sure is the case for other people as well when you’re only spending that money for the sole purpose of watching your team, or in some cases a player, can you imagine a kids Christmas present or birthday present being courtside seats just to see their favorite player get injected for clapping in the first quarter, it’s a complete joke, in the NBA is totally wrong, speaking to you, Mr. Silver, there should be full transparency, I want to know what actions are being done to the person who ruined the game for so many, there’s no reason why teams, players, management, coaching, ownership should have so much transparency, whether they like it or not when it comes to that franchise, but when it comes to actual NBA employees i.e., the referees, we don’t know their punishment, nah, that’s not cool at all imo. Also, I don’t think it’s crazy for the NBA to have random lie detector tests conducted on referees on a regular basis, especially in cases where there is questionable, intent, because I’ll be damned that I’m losing hundreds of dollars in a parlay because you didn’t like the way a player passed you the ball and now this 30 points per game. Average player is leaving the game with five points before the game has even started. Tell me I’m wrong! And thank you very much for this video! 🙏🙏🙏 !

you know it's *really bad* when even the opposing team question the tech lmao

You can start running a new weekly show "Reftin' a Fool" 😂

Referees controling the game, they decide who might win every game. Next time I assume who ever complaints in Social Media got a Tech when they played 🤣 The most ridiculous tech i've seen was that Tim Duncan was laughing at the bench then got a T! 😂

Seriously the greatest threat to the Warriors are the refs.

“Who’s your daddy” 😂💀

Soft Ref & soft ERA 😂😂🤣

In terms of what all you said, I’ll agree with you on a majority of it. But I want to push back on a couple things… first, that last video at the end.. that’s not a foul. In fact, it’s an offensive foul if we were to call it by the book (which the NBA never does). But I do see what you mean… it’s been called this way throughout the season and you want consistency. Absolutely agree with you! Second, the majority (and I mean over 80%) of the NBA players feel they need to have a conversation with the referees the whole game… if you were trying to call the game and counsel the players for 48+ minutes every game, you would grow a little frustrated. Some of these “referees lost their minds” moments are moments of frustration being released. They are critically assessed, instant replay video review is there to inform them that they are wrong over half the time, and some players want to talk/complain to them more than they want to play the game. Two easy examples are Draymond Green and Luka Doncic. Finally, these referees are trained to basically get bullied every night. Should they be better… absolutely! In my opinion, today’s refereeing is the worst it has ever been… but I also believe that the complaining is at the highest it has ever been. There has not been one player this year that has played perfect, yet they want the referees to be “flawless”. If a referee sent an entire season with 100% accuracy of their calls, I guarantee you that they would still be criticized/bullied by players. Referees need to be better… there is just no other way to say it. Honestly, if you want them to be better, Adam Silver needs to stop enabling the offense over the defense.. no more carrying the ball, no more traveling, no more “gather step”, no more illegal screens (there are over 50 screens every game), no more three step dunks, etc. As a referee, I can tell you that the high school and college rulebooks are so different from the NBA rule book that you can’t even compare the two. That’s how a lot of these referees start out their refereeing careers… refereeing high school of recreational leagues. The NBA isn’t basketball… it’s a business and a form of entertainment for people. You’re asking people to referee an entertainment show. If that were the case, don’t call any fouls on the superstar and whenever possible, give the superstar the advantage. The majority of people aren’t there to watch Desmond Bane, Tyrese Maxey, Dorian Finney-Smith, Malcolm Brogdon, etc. They want to see Curry, James, Durant, Tatum, Embiid, Antetokounmpo, etc. That’s just not basketball… it’s individualizing the sport and athletes (which is what MJ did) and you can’t referee that. Anyway, tell me what you think!

Poole getting a tech for bounce passing the ball to the ref is the funniest bs ever lmaoo

I think the best way to prevent this kind of thing in the future is to have NBA referees retrained every couple of years, or maybe even every year, if the referee has a history of making wrong/soft calls. Also, introducing some kind of referral system, where the team can call for a decision to be reviewed would help the game. It could be done like cricket where there are a certain amount of challenges a team could make per game, if their challenge is successful then they get the challenge back, but if it's unsuccessful, they lose it.

I´ve been saying it for years now: The NBA needs a grading system for refs that is attached to their salary for each game. Too many bad games and you are suspended for a few games, several bad games, longer suspension. Good grades lead to a bonus and to be allowed to call big games. The grades should be given by former players, refs and coaches.

I saw the still and thought to myself HELL YEAH the refs are ruining games…

You should've mentioned after Dray got the T, Steph went ahead and got one himself also. lol.

I haven’t watched the nba since 2000 when the reffing was easily noticeable that they were controlling the game.

Poole getting a tech with just passing the ball is just mind-boggling

The ref with ja was jealous he had no rizz

I'm sure after this season the NBA player association will force something about these ridiculous tech party. This is getting out of hand. So much power has been given to officials, you can't even refute them. No way are the players okay with that. Maybe some salary deduction, suspensions and/or incentives for good officiating can do the trick

Forgot the tech on Duncan sitting on the bench laughing. 😂

Steph Curry also received the same Tech doing the same as Draymond that game. Curry made that with sarcasm and in full intent.

Really proud of how far this Channel has come I remember when you guys were at 10K 🤯🤯

Literally any calls can affect the end result of a game as shown here. Also shown is the way the ref feels that day, about a player or quite literally anything that take their emotions into account. The players aren’t there to please the refs and they need to be held accountable for the horrible game costing calls they make

Tech on Tim Duncan for laughing, is my favorite. 😄

Techs are a big issue, but the biggest issue is when refs don't apply the rules equally. I hate non-calls more than techs. It really ruins the game. On most plays, there is always something that happens that could be categorized as a foul. Some players/teams will get soft calls all the time, and others won't get any calls. The ability to challenge calls actually made the issue worse. When they review, they continue to not apply the rules fairly. If challenged, they can enforce the rules strictly or loosely to justify their bias. Worst non call is definitely when norman powell fouled by ben simmons. RU-vid it, there's no excuse!

The thumbnail 🤣🤣🤣

There should be a betting line if a certain superstar will get a Tech that game lol.

I got T'd up in a middle school game for doing the exact same thing Tatum did at 5:08 lmao

While I agree the bad tech and calls should result in refs being disciplined, I don't want them to be less sensitive in most situations. Nobody wants to go back to watching a player argue with the ref all the way back down the court or even leave their team 4 on 5 cause they're still on the offensive end arguing a foul call. Good video. Someone needs to start holding these refs accountable for inconsistent foul calls.

Imagine all this calls in 90, players would've killed refs next morning sheesh

The classic Tim Duncan just laughing at the bench and got a technical.

When it comes to some of these garbage refs, the same old softness won't ever change, I can guarantee that

Wow and i thought NFL referees and Baseball umpires power trip were terrible

Thank you for this … now I hope Adam silver dose something about this it’s getting out of hand

I cant post it but the Oprah “you get” meme.. 🤣🤣☝🏽

You missed one of the greatest Technical given ro Tim Duncan sitting on the bent just laughing

Furthermore, teams should retain their challenge if their challenge is successful. This would make teams more judicious in their challenges but allow them to challenge those early game, momentum-changing 2nd fouls on key players and if successful still be abke to challenge those late game, missed out of bounds calls so crucial to a team's fortunes. Teams shouldn't have to give up an early bad call to retain the right to chalenge a late bad call.

There's definitely a problem with the refs right now, can't call travel or carries but they dish out technical fouls like Halloween candy. BUT also the players (especially Luka) definitely complain waaaaay too much and it'd probably get on my nerves too

Next call is You cant dunk You cant 3 points You cant shot the ball You cant run You cant walk You cant breath That is the rules of the referees in the next 5 years

Half of the techs in this video have been in okc’s favor I don’t know if it’s just a coincidence or if something’s happening there Edit: I counted and 5/8 examples of techs in this video have gone in okc’s favor

They want them to be robots fr

So we ain’t gonna about the ref who visibly GROANED when jimmy butler made a tough bucket?

We need some comparison between this season total technical fouls with past seasons'

Refs have been trained to manipulate games for decades. Look at Draymond's suspension in the 2016 Finals, and the way the refs helped the Cavs throughout that series. If hedge funds and money managers can do it with trillions on Wall St., the refs of the NBA can certainly do it to help determine the outcome of games. Mostly for gambling.

Le6FinalLosses has benefited the most from bad officiating, the worst offenders are the 2012 and 2016 NBA Finals

To play devil's advocate on the Draymond Green technical, it's for stepping on the court as a bench player during live play, which is an automatic technical, refs have done the same to Mo Wagner Vs Raptors and are pretty consistent in calling it

I love these vids. This has been going on for decades. It’s worst than we think. Like betting bad

The refs hate the warriors

big problem: the refs bigger problem: the players biggest problem: it's on TV

I love your vids

As a European fan, i genuinely dont understand Technical fouls. Like what, you give a foul because someone is expressing themselves? Not everyone is Tim Duncan. Like imagine Tech fouls in football (soccer for Americans), Neymar wouldn't last longer than 12.8 seconds and Mario Balotelli would be permanently banned from every football league

That's what you get when you give power to someone who is manipulated by their feelings.

What's really troubling is we see a bad call, go to commercial, and guess who the sponsor is- some online gambling outfit. Makes you wonder...

The players should do a protest of some sort just to show Adam Silver "hey, these refs need more accountability. Dont speak about it, be about it." In regards to like fines or suspensions, just like they give to players. Effecting momentum and outcomes of games ruins the authenticity part of things.

“Build them a Colosseum” “The simple folk will keep themselves busy with it.”

I have the feeling the big issue with the NBA referees is that they are not keeping up with the professionalism of the game. Especially comparing to European football, rugby, etc. I don't know if that is a misinterpretation, but it could explain that the refs are simply overburdened with overseeing the game. And one important point: I think people paying a lot of money to watch the "stars" is an awful argument. It is a sport. If you want to see your stars in a scheduled manner, book a theatre session or meet'n'greet with them.

Sunlight is the best disinfectant, so the saying goes. I suggest that Referees, like players n coaches, should be made available to the press in post game interviews. Guidelines cpuld be set up to prevent quarrelling and personal attacks. Some way has to be found to rein in the power hungry and unscrupulous refs in the game. Call it a press challenge and they are allowed 3 and they retain their challenge as long as the Press gets it right. I would tune in for those.

Tim Duncan got a tech for laughing while sitting on the bench. lol

As a ref myself in a different sport. Ref bashing is a problem. I always look at it this way: A player can have an off day, but a ref isn't allowed to and it's instantly called matchfixing?

The way I see it, this is another way for some officials ("not all officials are like this I truly believe that") to rig the game, or have some sense of justice/payback for the teams that they are biased with/rooting for on the league. Because let's face it, they are people as well that has their own biases. It is sad that just by showing how passionate you are in playing basketball, a player can be thrown out of a game and the worst part is if that player hits the technical foul ceiling, they would miss on games. Games that they could contribute into a win or a lost, so having them receive a certain amount of technical fouls, would make sure that they would miss some games, games that could be crucial to some teams progress in the league. On the players side, when being frustrated on themselves for missing a layup and showing it by instinctively clapping their hands is something, that some players would understand, even on the non-professional leagues some players does that and by doing that it does not harm anyone, as long as you don't hit anyone with your hands. But receiving a technical foul for clapping your hands out of sure frustration with yourself, is really bonkers in my opinion, have this referee's never played basketball before? and never clapped their own hands to show frustration on themselves by missing a shot that they made when they are clearly open?

refs when the warriors are playing " oh it's the warriors they don't need no damn call"

It's all about the gambling bet especially online betting. Investigate each game and betting chance on both teams.

I dont wanna sugarcoat anything that the refs are doing but I just wanna say that being a referee is incredibly hard. Like a bunch of things that you need to look out for in milliseconds at a time. These refs are soft and thats true but i just wanted to say that being a ref isn’t easy in any way. So yeah.

What about the tech on Cade Cunningham in Phoenix when he dunks on one of the suns players and motions to his teammates.

Soon the rules and technicalities will be amended judiciously. Let's give NBA a chance. Seriously I love these people who spend time gathering facts. You serve as a light in this world. I love you all 😁

One point of the people I talk to why they are no longer watching NBA is the referee stuff. There are now 3 of them and still missing calls and calling for what they make up.

You can’t give people the responsibility of controlling the script and then complain when they start to feel powerful…

The problem with the referees is that unlike players, there is no penalty system in place to penalize the referees for bad refereeing. You see the same culprits perpetrating the wrong again and again. NBA should put in place a tiered system for bad referring. A tier 3 bad call gets them a warning. A tier 2 bad call (or two tier three bad calls) means they get fined and suspended for a game. A tier 1 bad call (or two tier 2 bad calls) means a much larger fine and multiple games suspension, and illegible to referee the finals games. If a referee commits more than 3 tier 1 bad calls in two seasons, they should be sacked permanently. Also there should be a team of experts ranking the bad calls into different tiers - it should consist of highly reputable retired referees, ex-players and coaches and media commentators, just to balance things up.

Gambling companies: okay, 10k usd, make Tatum disappear Ref: Got it 💲💲💲

I can think of a dozen games where ref simply decided who should win. Including playoff games and series clinging games.

Boston crying about the refs when Marcus Smart flops every 10 seconds. 🤣

I’d also be looking at ref scandals throwing games for gambling purposes. Soccer and NBA have already had scandals with this.

Very well done piece.

The nba should take notice on this vid

Imagine a last game of the regular season where that game means playoffs or go home, and then ref calls BS tech and you lose game by 1 pt. You don’t make playoffs, only to have that tech rescinded. Or same scenario, only it’s game 7 of NBA finals. There would be riots!

Check out Max Strus’ tech vs the Clippers the other Talk about bad technical fouls!

it completely ruins every game I watch. I'm at the point where I don't even want to watch my favorite team play because there are soft foul calls on both sides of the court

As a former soccer and current football referee, the best action you can do before you start to penalize someone for something not too big of a deal (like an automatic disqualification or a particularly hard foul) is to talk to the player(s) affected. You don't have to be all buddy-budy, but a friendly reminder, this behaviour will not be tolerated going forward or there will be consequences. If he/she/they stop with the problematic behaviour, all is well, if they don't, they'll get penalties/a yellow/a second yellow card. A good game as a ref is a game, where when looking back, noone remembers your name or the other referees.

Whos gonna be the unsung hero that sucker punches a ref after a bullshit call? Dude would be a league legend forever

u make good video i luv u ur my hero

It's not just the NBA, I was in a game and I asked the ref what did I do because I wanted to know how to not do it in the future as much because I was on 3 fouls. They then proceeded to threaten me with a tech if I continue to talk to them.

The Draymond one is because the game is still going. There’s a difference between game still going and there is a dead ball situation. All the other ones I’m with you, but I have to say one big thing about being a referee is that they have to control the game and steer it without complaining and interruption. Anything that they deem it’ll affect the game from normally proceeding, they will call

finally something every nba team unites on

if only Ja and his dad were always so wholesome (and this is coming from someone who has Ja in his top 3 fav current players)

believe it or not they are not even held accountable to wrong calls or questionable techs.. no fines whatsoever