NBA players often have been critical of the league's Last Two Minute Reports, which reveal officiating errors made in the final two minutes of close games.
But Bulls guard Dwyane Wade got more specific with his criticisms.
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"I hate the two-minute reports. I'll go on record again saying that. It's bad for our game to come back with those two-minute reports. Because they come back and they show the imperfectness of our game in two minutes. It's imperfect the whole game, let's not just breakdown the [last] two minutes," Wade said, via ESPN. "Players get called out and get fined for saying something to the refs, but the NBA is calling our refs out for making the wrong play or the right play, whatever the case may be.
The last part of Wade's quote is what sticks out, because he's absolutely right. If Wade criticizes the ref publicly, he'll be fined $25,000 (which appears to be the going rate) or up to $35,000. But it's somehow okay if the league does the same. The funny part is Wade might even get fined for making the exact same comments as the reports.
But his main argument, that the entire game is full of errors and not just the last two minutes, is something many coaches and players have used in the past. That the referee audits are not available for every play in every game makes some wonder why they are made available at all. The reports are only filed when two teams are within five points at the two-minute mark, regardless of how the rest of the game plays out.
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The league has defended its use of the report, especially after the refs union had a petition to rid the reports earlier this year.
Here's what commissioner Adam Silver said on the issue in June: "You can't turn back the clock on transparency. People expect accountability. Of course it doesn't change the outcome of a game that was already played, but accountability on behalf of the league office is critical, just as it is with all league and businesses. And more importantly, that fans have a right to know that the games are being called consistently."
