WORST Referee Mistakes In NBA History

These are the worst and most impactful calls in NBA history.

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WORST Referee Mistakes In NBA History

[pressplayulysses]

Poor Duncan. Rarely shows emotions, and got ejected for the rare time he showed it.

[j.d.wilkes]

If Joey Crawford ejected guys like Ron Artest, Dennis Rodman, Charles Oakley, Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, or Shaquille O’Neal for a strange reason, Joey would only live for another 3 seconds.

[adammaxwell]

Amazing how some refs can't differentiate sound's of getting slapped on the wrist or a clean block with the sound of the leather.

[andredornelles]

This video is SO necessary. Great job! A lot of people call the NBA soft nowadays, yet fail to recognise how refs and rules are partially responsible for incentivizing flops and other non-competitive decisions within the four lines. People tune in to see the players, not the refs which usually get away with their mistakes and inherent biases (sometimes borderline racism, as you can see on Sheed's case)

[soulkeeper]

Also remember that regular season game when the blazers were fighting for a playoff spot and where Gobert clearly goaltended Dame's layup. Dame got pissed in the end lmao

[mbayediop]

Detroit pistons should’ve have a 3 peat it wasn’t for that terrible call by the official on Dennis Rodman

[tahmidurrahman]

That lakers vs kings series was a fu*** disgrace. I am not even a kings fan. But that was just awful

[Louies-quye]

Duncan should be Crawford's psychologist

[cncaliguy]

Joey Crawford was employed by NBA to make other refs look competent. He set the bar so low, any replacement would've been better.

[lightning]

Champion: **Exists**

Referees: “We don’t do that here”

[damonsonnier]

Just before I watch this video, I would just like to say this. The refereeing in the 2002 WCF was not a mistake. It was not even close.

[jairusjara]

How about that uncalled goaltend for dame? I believe that was also on rudy gobert.

[perryquijano]

There was Blazers and Jazz game where Gobert clearly goaltended a layup by Dame that would have tied the game, but the refs didn't call it, and the Blazers would end up losing the game. It was so blatant even the commentators said it was a missed call

[SomeAlex]

I’m curious why you only said “many people accusing the game of being rigged” regarding the SAC LAL game, when a ref from that series literally went to jail for rigging the series and even wrote a book on it lol

[TMK]

It’s crazy how Joey Crawford even had a job for as long as he did. He should’ve been fired a long time ago.

[cjcomia]

Lakers vs kings were rigged. i've seen a ref confirming the scandal cause he bet on the lakers to win and he was the one officiating the game lol

[swishhoops]

You also forgot about how Rudy gobert easily goaltended dame lillards shot and it cost the game

[Ankylosaurus_]

At 6.12 I have called this type of foul then realized after and I felt so embarrassed

[ericsu]

That last comment got me good!!!! “The video would be 2 hours long”

[bobmortock]

omg I was watching that Billups play live, serious WTF moment. Unreal this dude was around for so long. Still the only time I've ever seen a ref just completely bowl someone over