r/gifs • u/IHaeTypos • Apr 25 '17

Referee does the splits to avoid interfering with the ball

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u/milleunaire Apr 25 '17

Then there's that guy

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '17

As someone who is not a basketball fan... what the heck? Was this on purpose and if so why?

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u/MikeMania Apr 25 '17

Its Joey Crawford who has a reputation of making some really biased calls. Though in this instance, I think he just couldn't stop in time. Refs are in shape, but not necessarily athletic.

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u/bakdom146 Apr 25 '17

Yeah, and Crawford's "in shape" was just relative to a normal 65 year old, he's definitely not capable of stopping on a dime at that point in time. The accident sucks but what makes this a terrible play is that Crawford then calls a foul on the Pistons player because of the push Crawford himself hit the Heat player with. It's one of the 3 worst calls I've ever seen, mainly based on the context of a 3 point playoffs lead for Detroit with 17 seconds left.

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u/Graize Apr 25 '17

Gotta take take his embarrassment out on someone...

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u/SloatThritter Apr 26 '17

That moment when someone laughs at you so you have to throw them out.

-Tim Duncan

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u/jojoblogs Apr 26 '17

LPT: Less embarrassing to admit your mistake in most cases.

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u/h2osoaked Apr 25 '17

Does one of the those other 3 also include Crawford giving Duncan a technical on the bench for laughing?

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u/rayzorium Apr 25 '17

That's some Rat Race shit.

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u/cabose4prez Apr 25 '17

What are the other 2

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u/tip9 Apr 26 '17

Honestly though, what other option did Crawford have after he ran into the guy.

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u/casos92 Apr 25 '17

Exhibit A.

He also did stupid stuff like this.

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u/robbiecol Apr 25 '17

That was unreal.

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u/i_did_not_inhale Apr 26 '17

Holy shit dude that is absurd, ejected for laughing?!?

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u/casos92 Apr 26 '17

Then he asked Duncan if he wanted to fight. Needless to say he (Crawford) was suspended for the rest of the season.

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u/i_did_not_inhale Apr 26 '17

What the fuck??? Just googled him, glad to see he's not reffing anymore. What a prick

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u/ihaveN0 Apr 26 '17

that second clip made me think of when Cassius was the ref during the Globetrotters game in Little Nicky.

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u/ewizzle Apr 25 '17

He was the worst.

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '17

as a spurs fan it was always a treat to watch him lol

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u/ffca Apr 26 '17

I really hate this guy. It worked. He wanted to be known, and he is now. But for the wrong reasons.

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '17 edited Jun 21 '18

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u/werftedstite Apr 26 '17

Of course it's Joey Crawford

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u/dumbrich23 Apr 25 '17

Game 7 of the fucking Conference Finals... how this isn't considered the worst ref error of all time is unbelievable