Lakers' Redick rips officiating; Reaves feels 'disrespected' - ESPN

OKLAHOMA CITY — After Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves confronted crew chief John Goble at center court following L.A.'s 125-107 Game 2 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference semifinals Thursday, coach JJ Redick tore into the officiating during his postgame remarks.

«I sarcastically said the other day, they're the most disruptive team without fouling,» Redick said. «I mean, they have a few guys that foul on every possession.… They're hard enough to play. They're hard enough to play, you've got to be able to just call them if they foul, and they do foul.»

Redick, who was called for a technical foul with 1:26 remaining in the first quarter for screaming at referee Ben Taylor about what he perceived as missed calls, said the officiating has been particularly poor for LeBron James this series.

James, who averaged 5.3 free throw attempts during the regular season, has only five free throws total through the first two games.

«LeBron has the worst whistle of any star player I've ever seen,» Redick said. «I mean, I've been with him two years now. The smaller guys, because they can be theatric, they typically draw more fouls, and the bigger players that are built like LeBron, it's hard for them. He gets clobbered. He got clobbered again tonight a bunch.

»And that's not like a new thing. That's not specific to this crew or this series. He gets fouled a lot and it doesn't [get called]. The guy gets hit on the head more than any player I've seen on drives, and it rarely gets called."

James, who scored 23 points on 9-for-18 shooting with six assists, expressed his frustration to the referees at several points of Game 2.

When he made a layup with 4:52 remaining in the first quarter to pull L.A. within 16-11,