It was a banner spell for NBA referees over the past week, who decided to dish out their version of law and order.
First, it was No. 1 pick Cade Cunningham getting tossed after a highlight dunk and a point to his team’s bench as if to say, “Told y’all so.” Then a few days later, Jimmy Butler got rang up twice after unleashing on one official following an and-one, likely after a missed call on the previous end.
Butler earned one technical for sure, but the second was called by a trail official when Butler had his back turned to any referee in sight — still barking in frustration.