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Grant Williams Goes In On NBA Officiating

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Count Grant Williams as another one not happy with recent officiating. Sixers head coach Doc Rivers expressed his concern with the officiating on Tuesday night, as well as Williams. The Celtics took a tough loss to the Sixers in a game where both teams were looking for momentum. Williams has been known to get under the skin of an official with his so-called “flopping.” However, this time, Williams felt he was being slighted the entire game.

“Later in the game, after Joel throws me across the face on the out-of-bounds play, no review of a flagrant, no review of nothing,” Grant Williams stated. “Then he proceeds to say, ‘How the f— do you call a foul on me in that position? That’s not a f—–g foul.’ And no technical foul. So it was like, OK, did I do something different from the other guys that led to me getting a technical foul? Or is it one of those things where I just need to shut up and dribble?”

Grant Williams Frustrated With Treatment By Officials

Williams believed the game was far too physical. As well as believing the officials only saw the physicality on one side. The Boston star claims he was given a technical for no reason. The technical only furthered his frustrations when, later in the game; he felt there were more missed calls. Grant seems to be focused on one major Sixers player when discussing missed calls. That name would be Joel Embiid. Embiid is chasing his first-ever MVP award. However, Williams could care less about something like that.

It’s not just Grant Williams. Many players have spoken about their disappointment with the officiating this season. Recently, Raptors guard Fred VanVleet called out an official by name. While it is never good for a player to do this, players want their voices heard. The officiating issues this season will most certainly be looked at this summer. What are your thoughts on the recent comments on officiating? Is Williams griping about a big bunch of nothing? Let us know your opinion in the comment section below. As always, stay right here with HNHH for the latest NBA news.

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Fred VanVleet Goes Off On NBA Referees In Uncensored Rant: Watch

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Fred VanVleet has been the backbone of the Toronto Raptors over the past couple of seasons. Overall, he was a large reason why the Raptors were able to win a championship back in 2019. He was the backup to Kyle Lowry, and there were some nights when he lit up the scoreboard. Subsequently, he has become the veteran voice of the Toronto Raptors, who have had some ups and down this season. Over the past few games, their ups and down have been at the mercy of the officials.

Against Denver, there was a situation in which Scottie Barnes was completely tossed from the game. Moreover, last night against the Clippers, the Raptors felt like they got completely hosed. Following the game, VanVleet decided to take to the podium where he went in on the referees. In the video down below, VanVleet made sure to lay it all out there. He ripped into head official Ben Taylor, while additionally giving us lots of profanity. It was an amazing rant that speaks to how frustrated the players are.

Fred VanVleet Doesn’t Hold Back

“I’ll take a fine, I don’t really care. I thought Ben Taylor was f—ing terrible tonight. For most nights, out of the three [officials] there’s one or two that just f— the game up,” VanVleet said. “It’s been like that a couple games in a row. Denver was tough, obviously. You come out tonight competing pretty hard, in the third quarter, I get a bulls—t tech, [it] changes the whole dynamic of the game, changes the whole flow of the game. Furthermore, VanVleet said that the officials are trying too hard to be the stars of the game when the fans just want to see the players.

Overall, this is a rant that is going to get VanVleet fined. However, this is something that needed to be said. NBA officiating has been ridiculous this season, and it is cool to see a player stand up for themselves in this way. Although, it will also be interesting to see how much the league fines him as these are uncharted waters.

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