Tom Thibodeau hints one referee was a problem in Knicks’ loss
NY Post
Tom Thibodeau didn’t call out anybody by name, but there were certainly hints the coach felt referee Jacyn Goble was a problem in Wednesday’s 108-100 loss to the Hawks.
“I just looked at who was refereeing and I knew what it was going to be like,” the Knicks coach said.
Last season, the Knicks filed a formal protest of a loss in Houston because of a phantom call by Goble on the game’s decisive play.
The protest was denied and Goble was part of the crew Wednesday in the NBA Cup quarterfinals, when the Knicks were persistently and visibly upset with several calls.
Despite its issues, New York was only called for one more foul than the Hawks and took five fewer foul shots.
The Knicks missed 6 of 15 from the charity stripe.
Will Cuylle did not get a second of power-play ice time through the Rangers’ pair of man advantages and Will Cuylle did not get on the ice after Igor Shesterkin was pulled late in Monday’s 2-1 Garden defeat to the last-overall Blackhawks.
In the span of 48 hours this past weekend, Igor Shesterkin became both the highest-paid goaltender in NHL history and a father of two.
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Warning to all disgruntled Giants fans: This is not going to be a popular take.
The Giants lost another game and that is no longer news, although the specifics and particulars of this latest loss are specifically and particularly galling, as far as sameness and also innovativeness.
The Kraken were 0-3 at Madison Square Garden in the franchise’s three-year history, until they turned the game upside down in the second period Sunday afternoon.
DALLAS — Juan Soto is headed to the Mets on a record 15-year contract worth $765 million in a muscle flex that is sure to resonate throughout the game and beyond.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Garrett Wilson has now lost 10 games in each of his three seasons with the Jets — 7-10, 7-10, 3-10 (and counting).
Slow starts have plagued the Knicks in recent games, even at home, and constantly overcoming those early deficits is a lot to ask of any NBA team.
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