Paul Millsap claims he didn’t hear them, but everyone else heard them. The chorus of “Ref(s) you suck” echoed throughout the Verizon Center Wednesday night almost as frequently as the mind-numbing, played-out “De-Fense” requested of fans every 24 seconds. On several occasions, the antagonistic chants rang out louder than the celebratory cheers greeting home-team success.
Millsap heard the crowd, make no mistake. Patrons of The Greene Turtle probably heard the crowd, or at least felt the echoes reverberate throughout F St. and the surrounding region. Moments before the Wizards put the finishing touches on a Game 2 victory over the visiting Atlanta Hawks, yet another questionable call by the officiating crew of Marc Davis, Sean Corbin, and David Guthrie sent the crowd into a frenzy so violent the tables at bloggers row began to shake.