NBA officiating representatives met with the Nuggets following Tuesday’s shootaround as part of the league’s new program to smooth growing tensions between players and referees.
The meetings, which are taking place with every team, are designed to “discuss rules interpretations, on-court conduct and expectations of NBA referees,” according to a league release. They are helmed by Michelle Johnson, an NBA senior vice president and head of referee operations, and Monty McCutchen, a former official who is now the vice president of referee training and development.
Nuggets standout center Nikola Jokic, who’s been known to boisterously argue with officials from time to time, described the meeting as a positive dialogue.