Once again in the 2022-23 season, the discourse around the officiating has become a topic of conversation apart from the action it is supposed to be refereeing on the court, this time in the 2023 NBA Playoffs. For the Boston Celtics to have to hear about how the Philadelphia 76ers were somehow slighted in the last round of the postseason because a handful of calls were blown rubbed many the wrong way.
Now, former Sixers shooting guard and current host of the “Old Man and the 3” podcast JJ Redick weighed in on the officiating discourse swirling about in the media and dismisses the notion of teams being cheated by the referees.
Using other examples in the postseason, Redick says that he hasn’t seen a significant bias or conspiracy against any team in the playoffs, Philly included.
Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear what Redick had to say about postseason referee conspiracies.
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