{"id":658461,"date":"2026-05-08T21:01:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T21:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/658461\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T21:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T21:01:09","slug":"austin-reaves-demands-respect-from-nba-officials-following-a-frustrating-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/658461\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Reaves demands respect from NBA officials following a frustrating defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Austin Reaves demands respect from NBA officials following a frustrating defeat<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Austin Reaves<\/a> scored a game-high 31 points for the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> in their 125-107 Game 2 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> Thursday night.<\/p>\n

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His performance was the one bright spot. His night was also marked by two visible clashes with officials, one of which he addressed pointedly in his postgame session.<\/p>\n

“I felt like I was respectful to all of them all night and there’s a million times in the past I’ve said way worse stuff. And when we were doing the whole tip ball when they were switching spots, I wanted to get on the other side because they had a guy who was just trying to keep an advantage… and he turned around, yelled in my face. Just thought it was disrespectful.”<\/p>\n

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He also directed his frustration specifically at crew chief John Goble, saying Goble’s reaction to a positioning dispute during a jump ball crossed a line.<\/p>\n

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“At the end of the day, we’re grown men and I didn’t feel like he needed to yell in my face like that. I told him that. I wasn’t disrespectful. I told him if I did that to him first, I would have got a tech.”<\/p>\n

Reaves, Marcus Smart<\/a> and Jaxson Hayes<\/a> all fouled out with six fouls. After the game, LeBron James<\/a> and several other Lakers players gathered at midcourt to voice their frustrations directly to the officiating crew.<\/p>\n

The Lakers now trail 0-2 with Game 3 Saturday in Los Angeles<\/a>. Reaves’ 31-point effort was a better showing from Game 1, where he only scored eight points, so his recent performance shows he’s capable of carrying the team offensively.<\/p>\n

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Whether they can channel that frustration into a win at home is the more pressing question.<\/p>\n

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