Joey Crawford has a brain full of memories from his 39-year career as an NBA referee — not all of them the kind that give you a warm feeling in the ol’ breadbasket.
In a recent sit-down with ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan, Crawford admitted he was a hot-head on the court. His quick trigger earned him a suspension and $25,000 fine for ejecting Tim Duncan from a 2007 game. Duncan’s crime? He was laughing on the bench.
The episode led Crawford to begin seeing a sports psychologist. “It really shook me,” he told MacMullan.