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Did palm-reading Fred Hoiberg really catch Isaiah Thomas red-handed?

Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg is as mild-mannered as they come most night. But after the Bulls fell 104-95 to the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of their playoff series, Hoiberg was unusually heated.

The referees were the target of Hoiberg’s ire, and he will certainly draw a fine for his comments. Hoiberg complained that the officiating crew repeatedly failed to call a dribbling violation on guard Isaiah Thomas.

Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg complains that referees allow Celtics’ Isaiah Thomas to “discontinue [his] dribble on every possession”… pic.twitter.com/CgvsCb13Ic

“When you’re allowed to discontinue your dribble on every possession, [Thomas is] impossible to guard,” Hoiberg said.