It's
great when you see good teamwork out there on the basketball floor.
Nowhere was it more apparent than during the end to Sunday's regulation
time when Courtney Lee missed an alley oop layup with a chance to win
the game. Referee Tim Bixon was under the basket, ready to whistle a
shooting foul, but then he saw Pau Gasol help him out on the call by
waving his arms and shouting "No foul!".
"Wow, that guy was just
really nice," said Bixon. "He could have not done anything, or even
lied. But he helped me make an important call there that ultimately
decided the game. What a swell person! I was probably even going to
blow that whistle, but luckily he was there to tell me how it really
was."
To that fact, Gasol has been training to be a basketball referee in the offseason.
"I've
noticed the officiating in this league could really use an overhaul,"
he said after the game. "They tend to call way too many fouls on me,
and not enough when I get touched. That is why I'm learning to just
make my own calls out there. I think the league will allow it, as long
as I get certified and everything. Why would a certified ref ever lie?"
He
has been doing his part this season to make sure the refs know what
every call should be, yelling and screaming at them that he did not
make contact during every shooting foul called against LA. He also is
quick to remind them who last touched the ball when it goes out of
bounds, which 94% of the time happens to be the other team, something
he says is a known statistic.
They are very appreciative of his
help in calling the games, and believe he will be key if the Lakers
have any chance of sweeping the Magic in 4 games this series.
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LOL That's 3 on 3 ball... When you make a foul, you call it
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