A heavy fine is coming point guard for the toronto raptors Fred VanVleet, and he doesn’t seem very concerned.
Following Toronto’s 108-100 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers On Wednesday night, VanVleet criticized the referee and singled out referee Ben Taylor.
Fred VanVleet, #23 of the Toronto Raptors, walks onto the court before the game against the Utah Jazz on February 10, 2023 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. (Vaughn Ridley/NBAE via Getty Images)
«I don’t care, I’ll take a ticket. I really don’t care,» VanVleet said. «I thought Ben Taylor was fucking terrible tonight. I thought most nights out of three [officials], there are one or two that screw up the game. It’s been like that a couple of games in a row.
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«Denver was tough, obviously. [the prior game]. Come tonight, racing pretty hard, in the third quarter I have a bull — technology. All changed game dynamics. It changed the whole flow of the game. You know, most refs try really hard. I really like referees. They are trying. They are pretty fair. They communicate well. And then you have the others who just want to be d—-.
Toronto Raptors number 23 Fred VanVleet dribbles against the Orlando Magic during the second half of their basketball game at Scotiabank Arena on February 14, 2023 in Toronto. (Mark Blinch/Getty Images)
On Monday, NBA Official Scott Foster ejected on Raptors forward Scottie Barnes late in the fourth quarter against the Denver Nuggets.
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On Wednesday, the Clippers attempted 31 free throws to the Raptors’ 14.
VanVleet has eight technical fouls this season, three of which have been called by Taylor.
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«It’s just a f—-game. Nobody’s coming to see that s—. They’re coming to see the players,» VanVleet continued. «And I think we’re losing a little bit of the fabric of what the NBA is and was. It’s been disappointing this season. You can look up… most of my coaching this year has been with Ben Taylor as referee. At one point as a player you feel it’s personal.
Fred VanVleet, #23, of the Toronto Raptors, walks past Terance Mann, #14, of the Los Angeles Clippers, during the first half of an NBA basketball game on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
«It’s never a good place to be. That’s not why we lost tonight. We got beat, but it definitely makes it harder to beat.»
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The Raptors have not lived up to expectations this season, currently in ninth place in the Eastern Conference with a 32-35 record.