itsinthenet That wasn't Joey Crawford, that was Bennett Salvatore. You can watch the clip in this video: NBA referees wired 2 - featuring Steve Javie, Allen Iverson and others
This is a prime example of why all officials should have to have press conferences after the game just like the players and coaches. They should have to explain every call they made in detail.
I would agree with this.... If the leagues changed their rules to make refs full time. Billion dollar leagues and refs still need to work another job to make a living. Pay them enough to be full time then train them and hold them accountable.
Joey Crawford is such a disgrace hahaha literally ejecting a player because he got his feelings hurt. Lookin like a old bootleg version of Agent 47 from Hitman.
To be honest, at that time no one had noticed Crawford's idiocy, and he was the most seasoned referee in the league, only after he ejected one of the most behaved player in the league (Duncan) that people noticed how Crawford acted on the court with abuse of power
@EthaJeffaP_68 I mean, if you're a ref and you felt like TD was trashtalking about you to his teammates, you probably deserve it lol. TD rarely acts like that too.
I'm a Mavs fan, and this was one of the worst ejections I've ever seen. Joey Crawford is most certainly NOT, "one of the best" referees in the history of the game. The only thing he's better at than other refs is lasting for 30+ years. Nothing else. He constantly makes himself the center of attention in games, which is the cardinal sin of officials.
Why are they always saying Crawford (was), "one of the best in the business," when every highlight you ever see of him he's acting like an old, cranky thin-skinned ref with a quick whistle? I don't get it.
because they are all trying to keep their jobs, they know hes biggest moron in whole universe when it comes to officiating but giving him compliment every now and then goes a long way for your career. like one comment said and I quote "People call him the best in the business, who got ruined by his actions in the Tim Duncan issue... No... He has always been consistently making moronic calls and is overall one of the worst refs in NBA history... Thank you, Joey Crawford, for getting your knee injury and finally retiring... Good riddance and don't ever come back, you useless, unprofessional piece of shit..."
To be fair, a ref shouldnt ever be the focus of a highlight unless it is something where the ref fucks up. It's like you don't notice when a room is clean but you definitely will notice if there's dirt all over the floor.
You're asking that question in a league that doesn't hold its ref accountable in any regard and fines anyone who criticizes the refs while doing nothing but empowering the trash quality of refereeing
Yep some refs will instigate a confrontation then give a tech when the player/coach reacts. There's a video somewhere of a ref doing this to Larry Brown.
@@janseanhernane3191 it's even worse if you realize that Timmy D's practicing MMA on the side if he's not playing with cars or doing paintball. He's just digging his grave at this point
what's even worse is that the broadcasters said " Joey Crawford is one of the best referees in the business, doing it for 31 years " if you interpret everything as it is something towards you, get yourself evaluated. I also remember when he ran into a player, and that player was called for a foul, he's a clown.
Vankai Exactly. It's pretty hard to hear someone laugh in a loud arena. He was obsessed with Duncan. Besides, it's not Crawford's place to assume why a person on the bench is laughing and then give tech based on that. How does he know who or what Duncan was laughing at?
I love coming back to this video every so often!!! It just shows the lack of respect (and how truly under appreciated) Tim Duncan had and was! If MJ, Kobe, or Lebron did that, they would NEVER have been ejected!!!
That is probably true although I heard somewhere that the ref who ejected Duncan Joey Crawford hated Tim for some reason. I have no idea why seeing as how Tim is one of the nicest guys in the NBA but that might have something to do with it.
@@matthewcrispinwordofGod. Even if he hated Duncan personally, he is suposed to be a proffessional. Hate or love can’t be involved in being a proffessional referee. There was money involved in that. For sure. Gambling or whatever. He should have been banned as a referee forever.
@@checa160 Oh I totally agree. Personal opinions shouldn't matter when your a referee your supposed to call the game fair. I do agree I definitely feel the refs had money on this game and it doesn't help that I believe I heard this particular referee is actually from Dallas so there's a good chance he's a Mavericks fan. The guy did get some karma though he ended up getting suspended for the entire season next year and that same season where Tim got ejected he went on to win a ring. So it wasn't totally bad.
+Caitlyn Feaster It's a joke. Crawford routinely lets his ego get in the way of reffing the game (THE ONE THING YOU SHOULD NEVER DO AS A REF!) yet media members and yes men like Mike Breen continue to tell us he's brilliant.
+DavoBirmingham2 Mike Breen is a major ass kisser of the refs. every time there is a technical foul or foul he always sides with the refs. it's annoying to listen too.
It gets worse. Later on, Crawford challenged Duncan to a fistfight. Duncan commented when reporters asked about it and said he'd be up for it. Wouldn't be something he'd actively ask for but if the little guy wanted it, sure is what he said. Duncan reportedly got fined $25,000 for that and well, you guys already know what happened to Joey.
@@mitomidou this is interesting from legal standpoint, since Texas is one of probably few places on earth where it is legal for adult people to physically battle (without weapons and until first body injury occurs - which isnt of course a precise definition), which means that if they both express consent to battle (and they do not disturb public peace while battling ?) they shouldn't have any legal trouble. Of course this is only a general Texas law, while NBA can have and most probably does have its own policy ('code of conduct') which forbids fistfights between players and refs
"the veteran official challenged the All-Star power forward to a fight. That crossed a line, earning Crawford a suspension for the rest of the regular season and the entire 2007 playoffs" - LOL! Good for that POS ref!
Lol, he challenged Duncan to a fight. Guys lucky Duncan's a nice guy and didn't bite. Imagine if he threw that challenge on someone like Artest or Rasheed Wallace. XD
That’s fine to say, except in practice it’s humans anyway who have to program the robots; same reason why computers can’t referee a sport is why self-driving cars still run people over at pedestrian crosswalks.
Hey Hey Considering the number of self-driving cars is minuscule compared to the number of cars driven by people, I bet you’re right. That however is an irrelevant statement in the argument that “robots would make better refs than humans,” as it doesn’t change the fact that anything made/designed/programmed by human beings will always be flawed.
Despite it is a weird and funny situations. Remember there are two things to learn: 1. Some people just dislike you and will find ways to give you hard time or put in fault. 2. If this happens to you, just shake it off and smile like Duncan. Don’t need to fight back, and show some peace ✌️ signs when “peace out”.
Im annoyed that the commentators were making excuses for the ref like "he felt like he was showing him up" lol what? so let me get this straight. you are a BASKETBALL ref and you are making calls based on feeling like someone is showing u up versus the BASKETBALL game. These are like the cops today who get mad when people ask why are being arrested. They shoot them because they feel like their "authority" is being questioned. Power is a hell of a drug when given to man.
Commissioner David Stern suspended Crawford from being the ref during the playoffs that year because of ejecting Duncan. Crawford went to see a sport psychologist and worked on his anger management.
I feel Wallace's ejection was justified. he was taunting the ref and he said some choice words to that ref. This ejection was just dumb though. I feel like laughing is okay as long as you're not saying anything
Alex lozano Yeah, I used to tell a friend of mine all the time whenever he would mention Miami getting bullshit calls, "talk to me when Lebron or D-Wade gets ejected from a game for laughing while sitting on the bench."
Well, I can understand Rasheed Wallace's ejection. He was clearly told NOT to do that. And, the dumbass did that on purpose to antagonize the official. He got what he deserved.
Huge Spurs fan as well as Tim Duncan fan here; I mean how can you not like Timmy? Buy Joey Crawford was spot on here, the NBA rule books clearly state that it is absolutely PROHIBITED to laugh or smile while you sit on the bench. Unless you have recorded a triple-double during the game. Otherwise if you start laughing, well then you better stop! I mean c'mon Tim! It'd be one thing if you cussed out Crawford or threw your water bottle at his face, that's what the other players in the league would do, but laugh??? That is so disrespectful! Thank goodness Joey Crawford is still a referee in the NBA to this day, right?
so... the guy just ejected one of the most low profile players in the history of the game for laughing... and the guys calling the match have the nerve to say that Crawford is one of the best refs in the league??? wtf?!?!
Just heard on Jason Whitlock podcast he had Ken Mauer on there. This incident was apparently because Crawford didn't like the way Duncan was treating one of the younger referees and his temper got the best of him. He didn't work a playoff game that year after that according to Ken Mauer
![Making the Case - Tim Duncan [Revised & Reuploaded]](/img/1.gif)
this is why kawhi never smiles.Duncan told him he might get a technical foul
you nailed it
hahahha lmao
But he does know how to celebrate after a chip and finals MVP
Lol. Nice joke dude
Ha ha ha ha
Why was Dumb Crawford even paying attention to the bench where there is a game going on?
Cuz he wanted a reason to kick Duncan out of the game , smh worst referee In the history of every sport
Exactly
Amani Marshall He was paid to find a reason to get Duncan out of the game.
There is another video where he T'd up Allen Iverson because he "brought the crowd down" (directly quoted from Joey Crawford).
itsinthenet
That wasn't Joey Crawford, that was Bennett Salvatore. You can watch the clip in this video: NBA referees wired 2 - featuring Steve Javie, Allen Iverson and others
Joey Crawford got suspended for the rest of season and Tim Duncan got a ring
Is that true?
@@aentropy I'm curious, too. If so, good. If not, he should've been.
@@aentropy Yes its true
Aminoddin Domado yeah. He was suspended the rest of the 2007 season because of this
@@WeatherFoxElite Good as he should have been. Guy should've been canned long before.
This is a prime example of why all officials should have to have press conferences after the game just like the players and coaches. They should have to explain every call they made in detail.
Indeed! Especially in a tight game, the referees have bigger impact than some stars.
Teddy Jam, great point my man!
This is the worst idea ever. Ever been a ref in a regular professional/semi professional level? Then you would know. ;-)
That's absurd.
I would agree with this.... If the leagues changed their rules to make refs full time. Billion dollar leagues and refs still need to work another job to make a living. Pay them enough to be full time then train them and hold them accountable.
Tim Duncan’s face is priceless like he genuinely doesn’t know wtf is going on lmao
Mavs win the game?
@@89695699 spurs got the chip that season…
@@RedForeman that wasn't what he was asking lol
@@89695699 yes, Dallas won this game.
Its bcoz TD never initiates an dirty elbow play to any of his guards.
Duncan: Smiles
Joey Crawford: And that's when I took it personal.
Ok, fine.
Haha that genuinely made me crack up there
"that's all i needed for him to do that"
“And it became personal for me”
Duncan: Smiles
Crawford: So thats when I blasted him out of the game
Joey Crawford is such a disgrace hahaha literally ejecting a player because he got his feelings hurt. Lookin like a old bootleg version of Agent 47 from Hitman.
lmao nice comparison
+Pissed Bob Ross y u mad tho
+Pissed Bob Ross KappaRoss
Old bootleg version of Agent 47? Bruh, I'm done 😂
6 God 😂😂😂😂
Damn he was focused looking at the bench than on the court. Most insane game ejection by far.
U just got T for saying that
Rasheed has always been right about Ref bias
Did that announcer at 3 minutes say Joey Crawford is one of the best in the game? I literally just spit and entire drink across the room.
Like a Police Union boss. Our criminal, er cops are the most professional in the entire world ... blah blah blah.
No. The HISTORY of the game. Ridiculous.
I like mike breen but yikes😬😬
Some of it just landed on me months later
To be honest, at that time no one had noticed Crawford's idiocy, and he was the most seasoned referee in the league, only after he ejected one of the most behaved player in the league (Duncan) that people noticed how Crawford acted on the court with abuse of power
At least this ref was fined 100,000 and was suspended for a year.
That's a freaking price he had to pay for his fragile ego, lol.
Damn really
Miya J yep. Joe Crawford even talks about when he had to go talk to David Stern. Recalls being called a moron. Stern was pissed.
@@Vito_Caligiuri that story makes me do the patented Duncan clap kick and laugh.
And Tim got a ring
Legend says that was the last time Tim Duncan ever smiled.
you take the w for this one
you are a true winner sir
W lmfao
lmao
No no no, this is proof of his last smile.
The fact that any of the announcers were trying to justify this in any way at all is so bizarre to me lol
"...fighting through the screen..."😅😅😅
They work as Adam Silvers henchmen just like the refs
That’s Mike breen dumb ass mark Jackson with us
@EthaJeffaP_68 I mean, if you're a ref and you felt like TD was trashtalking about you to his teammates, you probably deserve it lol. TD rarely acts like that too.
@@Icriticrandomthings. Joey Deserved to be Talked About Because He was a Horrible Ref. “One of Best In The Business” Yeah Right🤦🏿🤦🏿🤦🏿🤦🏿🤦🏿
this is why tim duncan never smiles or laughed again on NBA game.
I lol'd
😂😂😂
amen
best comment i've read
yah best comment
Enjoy retirement, Timmy.. You're free! You can laugh without worry whenever you want now!
Yeah he can finally show emotion again but he will probably get ejected by Crawford still
+LDBrock 729 Crawford retired 😑
+Magi Brevil I know
whoosh
+LDBrock 729 he'll show up at a spurs game and laughs his ass off and get ejected for making too much noise and disturbing players
so this is why duncan is poker face now
Damn that's a sad story.
Wtf man! HAHAHAHA! LMAO
+ShinN EiJiN xDD
what about Kawhi !? What happened to his face
+林俊緯 Now that Crawford is gone, we may see few more smile from both Duncan and Kawhi's faces lol
The best part wasn’t even Tim or Joey. It was Tony’s reaction on the bench. He was literally like, “Wtf?!” 😂
Robert Horry
He was like "hey hey hey!"
I'm a Mavs fan, and this was one of the worst ejections I've ever seen. Joey Crawford is most certainly NOT, "one of the best" referees in the history of the game. The only thing he's better at than other refs is lasting for 30+ years. Nothing else. He constantly makes himself the center of attention in games, which is the cardinal sin of officials.
he got fined and suspended for it
+P Drilla should have been fired or let go a long time ago. This fatass is falling during games and makes the worst calls ever lmao.
Why are they always saying Crawford (was), "one of the best in the business," when every highlight you ever see of him he's acting like an old, cranky thin-skinned ref with a quick whistle? I don't get it.
because they are all trying to keep their jobs, they know hes biggest moron in whole universe when it comes to officiating but giving him compliment every now and then goes a long way for your career.
like one comment said and I quote
"People call him the best in the business, who got ruined by his actions in the Tim Duncan issue... No... He has always been consistently making moronic calls and is overall one of the worst refs in NBA history... Thank you, Joey Crawford, for getting your knee injury and finally retiring... Good riddance and don't ever come back, you useless, unprofessional piece of shit..."
To be fair, a ref shouldnt ever be the focus of a highlight unless it is something where the ref fucks up. It's like you don't notice when a room is clean but you definitely will notice if there's dirt all over the floor.
Its bcoz he was the best in what he does, read
Fans will be ejected for cheering😁😁😁😁😁what a disgrace worst league officiating I've ever see
You're asking that question in a league that doesn't hold its ref accountable in any regard and fines anyone who criticizes the refs while doing nothing but empowering the trash quality of refereeing
Tim Duncan Ejected for Laughing: Harden gets 10 freethrows
Lol
True.
You had 666 likes i had to make it 667 👹
I made it 930 😊
😂😭😭
An overlooked aspect of all of this, is the fact that Crawford actually challenged Duncan to a fight while ejecting him.
If he actually did he really is that stupid 🤣🤣 the second Duncan got up from the bench Crawford backpedaled to the other side of the court so quickly
You can't be serious. I really hope this is something made up.
Yep some refs will instigate a confrontation then give a tech when the player/coach reacts. There's a video somewhere of a ref doing this to Larry Brown.
@@theguyfromwalgreensit’s real😂
He looks miserable enough to try something like that
Joey Crawford is the worst ref in the history of sports.
shut up
subscribe dragic pls
The big 5
Bosh
Lebron
Wade
Stern
Crawford
He's gonna give u tech
I got tech for that comment lol
why is crawford more focused on duncan's face then reffing the game
Because Duncan thought the obvious point shaving by the refs was funny, and that hurt Joey's pride.
He wants Duncan’s D ......Defense!
It’s called throwing the game
That's why he's such a bad ref. He's too busy paying attention to players faces on the bench, making sure they're not laughing at him.
It was later revealed that joe Crawford said “You wanna fight?” To Duncan. This caused him to laugh which then he was ejected
Duncan would just smack him around silly, but Duncan is above that bs
Yea it’s in Crawford Wiki for the story
The dude's like... 5'10 and old while Duncan is like 6'11 and is an athlete at his prime...
If this video wasn't dumb, this shit is even dumber
@@janseanhernane3191 LMAO
@@janseanhernane3191 it's even worse if you realize that Timmy D's practicing MMA on the side if he's not playing with cars or doing paintball. He's just digging his grave at this point
Tim Duncan always was such a boss. Almost impossible to not like him.
Emotional Tim Duncan died here. He never smiled or laughed in an NBA game after this.
xD thts funny
hahahah oh i see so thats why he never laughed again.
I agree dude, that was kinda unusual, tim laughing, ref had to fear for his own life maybe...suspectful!
Mickey pilipino ka ba
Jastine Santos yes bro Filipino ako.
Why is Joey Crawford even looking at the players in the bench when he should look at the people in the game 😹
what's even worse is that the broadcasters said " Joey Crawford is one of the best referees in the business, doing it for 31 years " if you interpret everything as it is something towards you, get yourself evaluated. I also remember when he ran into a player, and that player was called for a foul, he's a clown.
Nah look again he’s not even looking over there, which is even worse to me 😂
Joey Crawford is Ron Kulpa's real father?
@@Kromatt Mavs announcers. What do we expect?
@@castle_novelist bro it was on espn thats mike breen lol
this is when the spurs Fun side was destroyed.
+Traellis Miller yep duncan never smiled again
Myke he hella hasn't not even in commercials
This is why they don't smile
mikeframbo ig this is why Kawhi decided to show no emotion
Traellis Miller the spurs were never fun to watch
He's was staring at Duncan the whole time on the bench than really watching the game. 😂😂😂
*Kawhi Leonard with a straight face*
Joe Crawford: “YOU ARE OUT”
Kawhi laugh
Joe Crawford that's offense you out
@@Steve_305 he's going straight to jail for that
Lebron with a regressed hairline:
Joe Crawford: " that's a backcourt violation"
Hahahhahahaa😂
@@thumbaroundreversefingerme4786 yo you wild af lol
> 3:33
> run into legal screen while doing a flying kick
> "Offensive foul"
The refs obviously had good money in this game on the Mavs.
Lmao that shit was hilarious. Guy runs and does a flying drop kick but the screener apparently is the one who committed the foul 😂
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-Joey Crawford
I would type haha but that doesn't cover the laughter i'm experiencing right now
lmao
nil loop come on bro
Ayyy yo!
Does Joey Crawford know that we are still laughing at him to this day all these years later?
Hes dead
@@liamstanton5205thank god
we're all getting ejected bro 😂
@@kostaspao13I just checked he’s sadly still taking up our air 😔
@@hunterx5niper461yea he’s alive
he gave me a technical foul while im home sitting in phillipines
Sergeant James 😂😂😂
What?
@Errl Lewis tf is wrong with you
Errl Lewis r/whoooosh
hahahahhahaaha
Remember when Tim Duncan smiled
i dont either
Bugod i Maybe that's why the tech was called. Crawford was so confused by Duncan smiling that he didn't know what to do.
Bugod i remember when kobe wasnt the worst player
Paul Ruwe haha?
Paul Ruwe rember that he was injered
+Paul Ruwe Remember when anyone could pronounce your last name? Me neither.
Forget about the technicals, how was that an offensive foul on Oberto???
I know right
It made me realize that flopping has existed for ages
NBA refs just being retards. Nothing new in here.
That's what Duncan was laughing at
or a foul on the push off that gave them freethrows
“Joey Crawford one of the best in history” lmao
Lmao not long after this ole Joey was suspended and fined 6 figures 🤣😂🤣😂
I would go for Joey Crawfor one of the best jokes in history.
One of the funniest moments in NBA history!!! Ironically it involved probably the quietest, most unassuming superstar to ever play basketball 😂😂😂
*Hall of Fame Superstar
@@elreydelvalley Yep. And a top 10 player
Best PF to have played the game
everytime i watch this i get more annoyed.. also it shows he was paying more attention to Tim Duncan than the game.. smh
Vankai Exactly. It's pretty hard to hear someone laugh in a loud arena. He was obsessed with Duncan. Besides, it's not Crawford's place to assume why a person on the bench is laughing and then give tech based on that. How does he know who or what Duncan was laughing at?
Vankai That sound Gay dude.
The funniest moment of Tim’s career. Btw, congrats to Tim Duncan for being in the HOF. Salute to you, Timmy!
why dont u blow him i heard he swings both ways
@@starboy32you would know cause you on his dick 🤷♂️
@@starboy32wtf u talkin about
@@kingxavier1161. It was a Stupid Rumor that flew around about Tim being Gay because His First Wife Divorced Him. It was BS.
Its been 17 yrs and its still crazy as hell Timmy D got ejected for laughing
Imagine Tim thinking about this and laughing and then Crawford comes out of nowhere and ejects him
That sounds like a Kye&Peele sketch
When Tim Duncan becomes a coach, Joey will come out of retirement just to ref his games only
@@Stormtrooper-fv7dr I'd watch that! Big fan here.
😂 ikr
Everyone: It’s not about winning it’s about having fun
Tim: *smiles
Crawford: TECHNICAL!
Tim sits, and another TECHHHHNICALLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!! YOU'RE OUT!!!!!!!!!!! FUCKING TECHINCALLLLLLLLLLLL SHIITTTTTTTTTTUTUTJTIKTKJTKROTDFJKDFDHFD
@@jeffsellark5421 both of you just got a T for critiquing the officiating;
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I remember listening to the game flying in a fighter jet and I started laughing and somehow I got ejected.
Aloha this was too corny but funny as hell!!😂🤣😂🤣😂
It’s true i was the cloud
Ok this one got me haha
West Q it’s you’re, as in “you are.” Next time learn YOUR grammar before tryna be an asshole.
Aloha maybe crawford was there and you offended his arse by laughing
I love coming back to this video every so often!!! It just shows the lack of respect (and how truly under appreciated) Tim Duncan had and was! If MJ, Kobe, or Lebron did that, they would NEVER have been ejected!!!
That is probably true although I heard somewhere that the ref who ejected Duncan Joey Crawford hated Tim for some reason. I have no idea why seeing as how Tim is one of the nicest guys in the NBA but that might have something to do with it.
@@matthewcrispinwordofGod. Even if he hated Duncan personally, he is suposed to be a proffessional. Hate or love can’t be involved in being a proffessional referee. There was money involved in that. For sure. Gambling or whatever.
He should have been banned as a referee forever.
@@checa160 Oh I totally agree. Personal opinions shouldn't matter when your a referee your supposed to call the game fair. I do agree I definitely feel the refs had money on this game and it doesn't help that I believe I heard this particular referee is actually from Dallas so there's a good chance he's a Mavericks fan. The guy did get some karma though he ended up getting suspended for the entire season next year and that same season where Tim got ejected he went on to win a ring. So it wasn't totally bad.
He tossed Don Nelson for looking at him funny in 2003 (I think that one was also Mavs-Spurs). Basically he couldn’t stand anyone showing him up
"Joey crawford is one of the best in the game"..wtf???
If were going by tripping and calling bullshit fouls every game then yeah maybe..
+Caitlyn Feaster It's a joke. Crawford routinely lets his ego get in the way of reffing the game (THE ONE THING YOU SHOULD NEVER DO AS A REF!) yet media members and yes men like Mike Breen continue to tell us he's brilliant.
+DavoBirmingham2 Mike Breen is a major ass kisser of the refs. every time there is a technical foul or foul he always sides with the refs. it's annoying to listen too.
+Caitlyn Feaster don't look at crawford but look away...what an idiot
+DavoBirmingham2 how is it a joke the announcer just said joe crawford is one of the best in the buisness lol your a moron dude
steph curry If you believe in that you must believe in Santa then.
Officer Joey Crawford aka "my body cam was out of battery"
Joey Crawford got banned for the playoffs, Spurs win another NBA title. HAHA!!
He was?
+fightnight14 Yes, he was suspended for the rest of the season.
+Mapfal how come?
Kobe The best Ejecting a player for laughing. He needed a punishment.
Mapfal you right
Tim was laughing then went full mode of seriousness when he heard the technical foul. 😂 😂 😂
So happy the NBA took Tim Duncan's side and got this guy suspended for a while.
Joe got suspended for a season lmao
And fined $100,000
@@rykerz105 he got fined? good lmao
It gets worse. Later on, Crawford challenged Duncan to a fistfight. Duncan commented when reporters asked about it and said he'd be up for it. Wouldn't be something he'd actively ask for but if the little guy wanted it, sure is what he said. Duncan reportedly got fined $25,000 for that and well, you guys already know what happened to Joey.
@@mitomidou this is interesting from legal standpoint, since Texas is one of probably few places on earth where it is legal for adult people to physically battle (without weapons and until first body injury occurs - which isnt of course a precise definition), which means that if they both express consent to battle (and they do not disturb public peace while battling ?) they shouldn't have any legal trouble. Of course this is only a general Texas law, while NBA can have and most probably does have its own policy ('code of conduct') which forbids fistfights between players and refs
"the veteran official challenged the All-Star power forward to a fight. That crossed a line, earning Crawford a suspension for the rest of the regular season and the entire 2007 playoffs" - LOL! Good for that POS ref!
One of sterns good moves! And Duncan went to sweep lebron and get his his 4th chip!
Duncan would whoop his ass too.
Lol, he challenged Duncan to a fight. Guys lucky Duncan's a nice guy and didn't bite. Imagine if he threw that challenge on someone like Artest or Rasheed Wallace. XD
LOL!! Didn't even matter. Crawford was suspended by David Stern after this foolishness and Spurs won the title.. lol so there!! ha ha..
really he was suspend, had no idea.
@@marcleon1513 Yes but the Heat won the title in the finals against the Mavs.
Should just fire his ass
Jeremy Barnes no this was the year after heat-mavs, the spurs won the title this season vs the cavs.
@@TheLocalLt Oh ok I thought this was during the 05-06 season I got my season messed up.
06-07 yeah Duncan at the end of the day got the last laugh.
The most head scratching ejection of all tine.
one of the most humblest players in the NBA
I wonder if anyone says the same about Joey Crawford
ASVP DEVON double superlatives bro. “Most humble” or “humblest” NOT “most humblest” this has been GRAMMER SLAM!
@@dwaynedevera1488 🤓
I heard that Duncan was laughing because Joey Crawford said "fight me".
David Long no shit why do you think there was a police officer next to TD
Whenever I type lol I’m usually exaggerating but this comment literally made me lol 😂😂😂
Maybe he actually said “bite me”. Who can tell anymore?
@@bwman1516 both Crawford and Duncan confirmed Crawford was talking about fighting after the game
I wish Ho Crawford would tell me to fight him. That would make my day. That would make my year, actually.
We need robots as refs. Human egos and emotions deciding the games. Smh
That’s fine to say, except in practice it’s humans anyway who have to program the robots; same reason why computers can’t referee a sport is why self-driving cars still run people over at pedestrian crosswalks.
Hey Hey Considering the number of self-driving cars is minuscule compared to the number of cars driven by people, I bet you’re right. That however is an irrelevant statement in the argument that “robots would make better refs than humans,” as it doesn’t change the fact that anything made/designed/programmed by human beings will always be flawed.
Exactly 💀
Ben Schrader well I’m sure there’s a lot more self driver cars as well
@Harold Finch Way to bring politics into a sports video?
Despite it is a weird and funny situations.
Remember there are two things to learn:
1. Some people just dislike you and will find ways to give you hard time or put in fault.
2. If this happens to you, just shake it off and smile like Duncan. Don’t need to fight back, and show some peace ✌️ signs when “peace out”.
Im annoyed that the commentators were making excuses for the ref like "he felt like he was showing him up" lol what? so let me get this straight. you are a BASKETBALL ref and you are making calls based on feeling like someone is showing u up versus the BASKETBALL game. These are like the cops today who get mad when people ask why are being arrested. They shoot them because they feel like their "authority" is being questioned. Power is a hell of a drug when given to man.
true power can only be handled by the worthy
yeah exactly! some racist shit going on
Commissioner David Stern suspended Crawford from being the ref during the playoffs that year because of ejecting Duncan. Crawford went to see a sport psychologist and worked on his anger management.
Remember when Rasheed Wallace was ejected for staring at a ref.
I feel Wallace's ejection was justified. he was taunting the ref and he said some choice words to that ref. This ejection was just dumb though. I feel like laughing is okay as long as you're not saying anything
So Duncan finally shows some happy emotion in his basketball life.. And gets ejected! Hahaha
I'm just here cause he's retiring after this year
Same
Same
Me too lol
Same
same .haha
I remember this game. It was Joey Crawford featuring the Spurs and Mavs. I hear there was some basketball being played between the refereeing too
Not even a spurs fan, but it was one of the most satisfying things to see Joey Crawford suspended for a year and Tim go on to win the title.
I love the innocent face of Tim Duncan laughing to the referee 🤣
Now we have Draymond ejected for talking to his own teammate
Came here after seeing that clip 😂😂😂
@@frederikgauthier3594 me too
Lol same
Lol same
Me too hahahaha. Was looking for this comment
Ref! There's fist fight between players!
Ref: Duncan! You out!
who else is here after Draymond got ejected for talking to his teammate Wiseman???
*NBA softer than a 1ply toilet paper*
Me
..
hahaha lol same
10 ply***
1 ply isn’t that soft, Big Shoots.
Joey Crawford does not deserve to be in the Hall of Fame.
I REPEAT.
Joey Crawford does not deserve to be in the Hall of Fame.
Anonymous Wombat especially after this like wtf you eject somebody for laughing
Joey Crawford is the greatest referee of all time probably in any sport tbh
I agreed. Joey is from dallas, that's why he favored mavs over spurs always. This game would've gave spurs number 1 seed in nba that year.
Wait, so those soft refs had that kind of recognition too? Lol 😂
What hall of fame? Refs don’t need that
Coached should've pulled the whole team off the floor.
Dude, I was thinking eh exact same thing.
Right
With the quickness.
I'm surprised Popovich didn't.
@@jasondyrkacz8270 i know i would’ve done it, but this prolly couldn’t happen in pro sports cus they would for sure have to speak to the owner first
Tony Parker's reaction 🤣🤣🤣
Look at Tony Parker's expression looking like "how dare you"
Lol
Duncan: 😂😂😂
Ref: that's a technical
Duncan: 😮😮😮😮
5min later
Duncan: 😂😂😂
Ref: aight another one, you're out!
Duncan: 😲😲😲😲
I think Timmy was just mad because it gave him unwanted attention
Tony Parker's reaction always gets me.
@@jasondyrkacz8270 Tony's reaction had my laugh😄
Legend has it Tim Duncan is sitting at home right now... and just got a Technical Foul
Lmao
1:58-2:03: Tim Telling Joey “Hey Fuck You!!!!!”😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I like how the announcers try to justify the call like it is a good call 😂
Unreal KentMurphy
Mike Breen alllllways does that shit. hes a kiss ass.
@@supermike6315 Is there another word for kiss ass??
@@allengreene9954 brown noser
@@jamesmoore1396 lmao guys
Absolutely some of the worst calls I've ever seen by a referee in ANY sport. Crawford should've been kicked out of the league for crap like this.
T up the ref
and they say miami gets bullshit calls
Alex lozano
Yeah, I used to tell a friend of mine all the time whenever he would mention Miami getting bullshit calls, "talk to me when Lebron or D-Wade gets ejected from a game for laughing while sitting on the bench."
he gets payed to do that stuff
Well he got banned from officiating in the playoffs that year.
Rasheed Wallace getting ejected for staring: Finally a worthy opponent
I can’t even tell you which was worse lol these are the 2 going for the crown though!
Rasheed Wallace after watching this: This is some bullshit.
Well, I can understand Rasheed Wallace's ejection. He was clearly told NOT to do that. And, the dumbass did that on purpose to antagonize the official. He got what he deserved.
1:37 when you get sent out of class because the teacher thought it was you...
0:25-0:30 that's a sick camera angle. Why don't they do that anymore
FIBA doing this
FIBA claimed the rights to that camera angle
Get the league pass
@@Nile15rush_fj people claiming rights to camera angles now?!? Wtf is wrong with this world
IFKR!!!
Anyone else here because Tim Duncan just retired?
me bro! I love him so much :')
Nope. Who does that?
here!
I'm here! 👍😂
present!
that Duncan's face after the second foul call was priceless lmao
Crawford was fined 100k and suspended for the rest of the season for this, at least Stern had balls to punish the refs if they acted out of line.
Too bad he didn't get fired.
We all got GRUMPY days,
but Joey was OUT OF CONTROL.
Should've been FiRED.
Be glad this game wasn't in San Antonio. Joey Crawford makes that call and then doesn't make it out of alive.
Huge Spurs fan as well as Tim Duncan fan here; I mean how can you not like Timmy? Buy Joey Crawford was spot on here, the NBA rule books clearly state that it is absolutely PROHIBITED to laugh or smile while you sit on the bench. Unless you have recorded a triple-double during the game. Otherwise if you start laughing, well then you better stop! I mean c'mon Tim! It'd be one thing if you cussed out Crawford or threw your water bottle at his face, that's what the other players in the league would do, but laugh??? That is so disrespectful! Thank goodness Joey Crawford is still a referee in the NBA to this day, right?
If you watching Duncan on the bench how you watching the game??
Tony parkers reaction was priceless
"Joey Crawford is one of the best in the history of the game"...haha holy shit what a statement.
Seriously, Mike Breen is a fucking goon.
so... the guy just ejected one of the most low profile players in the history of the game for laughing... and the guys calling the match have the nerve to say that Crawford is one of the best refs in the league??? wtf?!?!
"Low profile player". Really?
But yeah, i don't think Joey Crawford is one of the best.
@@nachoalvarez7171 do you know what low profile means??
@@spdutahraptor777 Yes i do.
@@nachoalvarez7171 seems like you don't
@@velijandro now i've realized
You can tell how old the video is by how much hair Ginobli has.
Joey Crawford is like the teacher in class that yells at you for no reason
Goodbye, Big Fundamentals. The league will miss you #GPFOAT
That moment at 3:03 when they said Joey Crawford is one the best in the game! Best joke I've EVER heard! LOL
I'm here after Luka gets a tech for talking to his teammate
It's 2019 already and this clip still makes me laugh.
It's almost 2023, still funny as fuck
@@tellurius4951 it’s now 2023 and it’s still hilarious
I still fall of the bed laughing bro 🤣
@@ironcityrailfan8467I’m in tears cause it was Duncan imagine kawhi face if it was him 😂😂
Careful, you don't want to get permanently banned by the NBA from attending NBA games by laughing this video. You could get reported.
0:08-0:09 when your teacher kicks you out of class and you dont know what you did wrong
ref: im.goin to end this man's laughing career.
Just heard on Jason Whitlock podcast he had Ken Mauer on there. This incident was apparently because Crawford didn't like the way Duncan was treating one of the younger referees and his temper got the best of him. He didn't work a playoff game that year after that according to Ken Mauer
WHY IS LAUGHING ILLEGAL IN NBA
oh yeah I forgot.......joe crawford
Joey Crawford has a "fun meter" in his head and if you exceed the imaginary limit, you're gone.
I'm assuming the fun meter is somewhere below the 0 mark?
Joey Crawford would make a horrible police officer.
I've never herd of a good "police officer"
@@Drip_4311 ha, ha. i'm laughing. then again ...
He would make a regular police officer
"horrible police officer" aka a normal one in the usa.
You all bash the police till you need them
Back when rigging the NBA games were a lot less complicated