PORTLAND, Ore. - Rockets players and coaches on Tuesday met with Monty McCutchen, the NBA vice president and head of referee development and training, Michelle Johnson, NBA senior vice president and head of referee operations and Shareef Abdur-Rahim, vice president of basketball operations as part of the league's program to re-emphasize 'Respect For The Game' rules and discuss rules interpretations and conduct.
Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni said it was useful even if some of the confrontations are inevitable.
"Just showing the players they're trying," D'Antoni said of the meeting. "It's like anything else. The referees and players or coaches are cats and dogs.