Cavaliers’ Ty Jerome singles out female ref for ‘really bad’ performance
NY Post
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Ty Jerome said he was “especially” not happy with NBA official Natalie Sago during a sloppy 133-129 overtime win against the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday.
The Cavaliers’ sixth man, who finished with 25 points off the bench, singled out Sago for a “really bad” performance while blasting the officiating in Cleveland.
“I thought the refs were really bad tonight, especially Natalie, she was really bad,” Jerome, 27, said when a reporter asked how Cleveland found a rhythm while the teams combined for 70 free-throw attempts.
“When stuff like that happens, they kind of lose control of the game and you’ve just got to keep your head. First half was ridiculous, third quarter was horrendous.”
The Cavs, the top team in the East, were down 18 with less than two minutes to play in the third quarter and then rallied back to force overtime and secure their 10th straight win.
Sago, who’s in her sixth season as an NBA referee, assessed Jerome a technical foul in the first quarter.
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