Aside from the 2018 offseason’s events, the San Antonio Spurs usually stayed quiet on and off the court, in season and out of season. Especially through the 20-year run of sound playoff basketball and five championships, this organization thrived on systematic success that never came into question.
In one instance, in a 2007 game against the Dallas Mavericks, everything was not quiet. Due to an incident between referee Joey Crawford and Tim Duncan, it turned one night upside down.
In a piece on the life of an NBA referee, ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan spoke to Crawford, who recalled the game, where he ejected Duncan for laughing on the bench.