Dinwiddie alleges ref used obscenity after tech

DALLAS -- Mavericks defender Spencer Dinwiddie took contented with referee Tony Brothers' actions during Friday night's 111-110 triumph implicit the Toronto Raptors, accusing the seasoned authoritative of wrongly whistling him for a method foul and past utilizing profane connection to picture him portion speaking to 1 of his Dallas teammates.

Brothers called the method foul connected Dinwiddie with 47.8 seconds remaining successful the 2nd quarter, erstwhile Dinwiddie approached him to protestation a instrumentality foul call. Dinwiddie said helium mightiness person utilized a curse connection portion protesting but not successful a derogatory manner.

According to Dinwiddie, a teammate informed him that Brothers past referred to Dinwiddie arsenic a "bitch ass motherf---er."

"Everybody's a rival retired there," Dinwiddie said. "I recognize it's the vigor of the moment. I've decidedly said curse words, but similar if I was playing against idiosyncratic connected the different squad and they said that to my teammate, I would beryllium similar listen, 'Hey, I'm close here.' But due to the fact that evidently [referees are in] positions of authorization and whatnot, you can't needfully inquire for that address, truthful I'm conscionable taking my just stance and saying, 'Hey, look, if you consciousness that way, good by me, conscionable accidental it to my face, similar immoderate different grown man.' That's each I want.

"I'm not adjacent huffy astatine the language. Everybody has said things earlier erstwhile they are upset oregon feeling delicate oregon hurt. That's fine. Just accidental it to my face."

Dinwiddie besides said that Brothers, a 29-year seasoned referee who is 1 of the league's longest-tenured officials, misinterpreted his motive for clapping, which led to him receiving the technical.

"I apologize to Tony Brothers for what seemed to support him irate, which was a clap," Dinwiddie said. "He thought it was disrespectful. If you ticker the games, and I cognize that's what refs are expected to do, you spot I clap to get the attraction of my teammates, things of that nature, but it was thing personal, truthful arsenic a man, I would similar to accidental I'm atrocious archetypal and foremost.

"And secondarily I would similar to say, not lone would I similar my [fine] wealth back, but I would similar to not beryllium called a bitch ass motherf---er to my teammates."

The NBA bureau did not assistance a excavation study petition with Brothers, the unit chief, due to the fact that excavation reports are intended to absorption connected rules clarifications.

Kidd said the Mavs would look into the matter.

"That's tough. I person to speech to Spencer," Kidd said. "When you look astatine Tony and what he's done successful this league, he's well-liked and besides 1 of the champion that we have. We're going to spot what happened present and speech to Spencer and find retired precisely what happened. That's a delicate topic. We'll spot what happens."

Dinwiddie played a starring relation alongside Luka Doncic arsenic the Mavs extended their winning streak to 3 games, scoring 21 points and dishing retired 7 assists successful the triumph implicit the Raptors. Doncic had 35 points, 8 rebounds, six assists and 3 steals successful a ascendant show that featured immoderate highlights that instantly went viral connected societal media.

Doncic made past by joining Wilt Chamberlain arsenic the lone NBA players to ever commencement a play with 8 consecutive 30-point performances.