Paul George, Nate McMillan Fined for Comments Toward Officials

The NBA fined Indiana Pacers forward Paul George and coach Nate McMillan $15,000 and $10,000, respectively, Wednesday for their criticism of officiating after the team’s Dec. 26 loss to the Chicago Bulls.

George issued a strident rebuke of the NBA’s officiating, telling reporters Pacers players don’t get calls because they are the “little brother” of the NBA:

I’ve been vocal to the point where the league issues [a statement], ‘Hey, we missed a call. Hey, we missed that.’ Officials do it during games [saying], ‘I missed that call, I missed this call. We’re sorry. We’re sorry.’ It’s getting repetitive. They see it, they know what’s going on. They know what’s a foul. They know what’s not a foul. It comes down from somewhere else how these games are going, I believe…Since I’ve been in this jersey we’ve always fought this battle. Ever since I’ve been playing, ever since I’ve been in this jersey we’ve fought this battle. Maybe the league has teams they like so they can give them the benefit of the doubt. We’re the little brother of the league. We’re definitely the little brother of the league.

McMillan was less conspiratorial but was equally upset about the lack of respect for his team’s star player: 

(The referees have) got to give us more respect… No fouls. We only shot 10 free …

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