Fred VanVleet On NBA Referees: Most Games They F--k The Game Up
Fred VanVleet has been around the NBA for a while now, winning an NBA championship in 2019 with the Toronto Raptors. So when he went off Wednesday night with expletives about the officiating he did so knowing the NBA will fine him pretty hard. He doesn't care as he was making a point against certain NBA referees. And he wasn't blaming the officiating for the Raptors loss, "saying his team was outplayed by the Clippers and didn't lose because of the officials, but he thinks the situation has gotten "personal" with Taylor." And who knows, he might be right. Of the 8 technicals VanVleet has received this year, five have come when Taylor is officiating.
Source: Bleacher Report
Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet didn't hold back in his assessment of referee Ben Taylor after his team's 108-100 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday.
"I don't mind, I'll take a fine, I don't really care," VanVleet said (h/t Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN). "I thought Ben Taylor was fucking terrible tonight. I think that on most nights, you know out of the three [officials], there's one or two that just fuck the game up. It's been like that a couple of games in a row."