Chris Paul and the LA Clippers got dominated in a game Thursday against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Things fell apart quickly for one of the best teams in the Western Conference with the team getting 5 technical fouls on the night. The most notable foul was the one Chris Paul got from first year/female referee Lauren Holtkamp. Here’s what Paul had to say about Holtkamp following the game via ESPN:
“I think we have to show better composure but at the same time some of [the technical fouls] were ridiculous,” Chris Paul said. “The tech that I [got] right there was ridiculous. I don’t care what nobody says, I don’t care what she says; that’s terrible. There’s no way that can be a tech. We try to get the ball out fast every time down the court and when we did that she said, ‘uh-uh.’ I said, ‘Why, uh-uh?’ And she gave me a tech.” […]
“That’s ridiculous,” Paul said. “If that’s the case, this might not be for her.”
[AdSense-A]
Holtkamp also gave DeAndre Jordan a technical foul with 9:30 left in the third quarter after screaming for a foul following a dunk.
“I guess she thought I was talking to her,” Jordan said. “We talked about it. She said that she thought I was talking to her. She made a call and I talked to the other refs and they disagreed with it. Hopefully it will be rescinded. We’ll see.”
Safe to say Paul will be seeing a small fine for his words.
[AdSense-A]
Here’s what the referees association tweeted regarding Holtkamp and Chris Paul:
A four-star DE out of Farmington Hills, Michigan, Myles Smith is set to make his…
The son of Jamal Crawford, JJ, is going to be 'next up.' Recently tabbed as…
The Wolverines are in prime position to land three-star LB Brayden Watson out of HS…
Michigan is primed to land Chicago, Illinois WR Quinten Burrell. Tabbed as a top 100…
While Morez Johnson already entered his name into the NBA Draft but with the option…
The Wolverines may add one or two more players in the transfer portal but here's…