Tired of player rants, the NBA plans to crack down this season on “overt” gestures, such as swinging a fist in the air in anger, even if those actions weren’t directed at a referee.nba playoff The league wants more respect for the game and its officials, so it’s expanding the list of unsportsmanlike actions that will be punishable.
“Why are we doing this? We just want to have everyone take ownership of how our game looks and the image of our game, and send a message that we want player complaining to be minimized and for everyone to have respect for the game,” nba playoff executive vice president of basketball operations Stu Jackson said Friday.