LOS ANGELES, CA – Clippers forward Paul George was fined $35,000 for criticizing NBA referees after Wednesday night’s loss against the Dallas Mavs.
George publicly made it known his frustrations regarding the refs after the Clippers 105-89 loss, and actually had a good point.
“We’re putting a lot of pressure at the rim. It’s insane that we’re not getting these calls,” George said. “But it is what it is. It’s nothing new to me. Hopefully, we’ll send a bunch of clips in. League’s gotta take a look at this. Can’t go too much further than that — it’s a bunch of lies. They know what’s going on.”
Most stars usually get the calls in their favor from the refs, but not in the cast for George for some reason.
“We play physical, no different than any other player in this league, you know?” George said. “There’s nothing more that we can do. We’re attacking, we’re putting pressure at the rim, again. There’s nothing that I feel — unless we just start diving and playing a flopping game — there’s really nothing much that we can do.”
It isn’t the first time a star player has complained about the refs and it won’t be the last. However the Clippers and George must move on as they host the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday night at Staples Center.
