Clippers
All-Star guard Chris Paul was critical of referee Lauren Holtkamp following a
105-94 loss to the Cavaliers on Thursday night.
Paul
was assessed a technical foul in the third quarter by Holtkamp, who worked with
officials Ken Mauer and Eric Lewis. Los Angeles was given five technicals —
four in the third quarter, three of them in a 52-second span.
Paul
got his technical with 10:17 left in the third. Following a free throw by
Cleveland, the Clippers were attempting to inbound the ball quickly when
Holtkamp, one of two active female officials in the NBA, stepped in. Paul
questioned her and was slapped with the technical.
"The
tech I got was ridiculous," Paul said. "That's terrible. There's no
way that can be a technical. We try to get the ball out fast every time down
the court. When we did that, she said, 'Uh-uh.' I said, 'Why uh-uh?' and she
gave me a technical. That's ridiculous. If that's the case, this might not be
for her."
Clippers
coach Doc Rivers also received a technical and forward Matt Barnes was ejected
in the third by Lewis after getting his second "T."
Barnes
got tangled up with Cavaliers forward Kevin Love, shoved him and got the
technical. He got the second one when he complained about teammate Jamal
Crawford getting called for a charging foul and told Lewis, 'Don't give them
the game.'
Barnes
is tied for the league lead with 11 technicals and has been ejected twice.
"It
keeps happening," Barnes said. "Some of these I earn, some of them I
don't."
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