Consider the Philadelphia 76ers, whose polyglot roster includes players from seven countries. Now, with players blowing off steam in more than a dozen languages, how can referees reasonably determine whether to penalize them? “But you didn’t know for sure, so there was nothing you could do about it.”It should be noted that many players who come to the N.B.A. “But it didn’t matter.”With the 76ers this season, Saric was called for five technical fouls — a sign, perhaps, of N.B.A. Because if they were yelling or screaming, I would not explain the call to them.”Bob Delaney, another former N.B.A.

Source: New York Times April 30, 2018 03:56 UTC