Referee Can’t Bring Himself To Call Foul On Classy Dwyane Wade.

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Referee Can’t Bring Himself To Call Foul On Classy Dwyane Wade

MIAMI--Referee Steve Javie saw the Heat's Dwyane Wade commit several fouls during Friday night’s Denver-Miami game, but couldn’t bring himself to blow the whistle. Like many officials, Javie has too much respect for the classy Wade to call a foul on him.

“Yea, I admit, I gave Dwyane some preferential treatment tonight,” said Javie. “I just can’t help it. I simply cannot bring myself to make a call against him. He’s just such a class act, you know? And he plays the game the way it’s supposed to be played. Guys like that come along once in a blue moon and when they do you’ve got to step aside and let them play. Hey, criticize me all you want. I have the respect of Dwyane Wade. Do you?”

Javie cited two incidents in the third quarter as examples of the admiration he has for Wade.

“D-Wade charged into the lane and knocked over a defender who had his legs planted,” Javie recalled. “It was an offensive foul all the way. But then I thought about what a great guy he is, and how well he carries himself on and off the court, and I decided not to call it. Later in the quarter he drove for a lay-up again, and this time I called a defensive foul. Nobody touched him, so I just charged it to the nearest defender. And one, baby! Yea! Unfortunately the Heat still lost the game, but it wasn’t D-Wade’s fault, and it wasn’t my fault. So I slept okay that night.”

Wade’s peers often complain about the preferential treatment he receives on behalf of the officials, but Wade says those privileges are earned through years of hard work and team play.

“When you’ve been in the league for as long as I have and you’ve had this much success, you’re going to get the benefit of the doubt,” said Wade. “Do I feel guilty about it sometimes? I suppose. But then I remind myself that I’m Dwyane Wade. I am an ambassador to the game. People love me. I even got named Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated, though, truthfully,they should change it to ‘Sportsman Who is Guaranteed to Sell a Shitload of Magazines if We Slap Him on the Cover,’ because I’m the least deserving choice ever.”

Wade also criticized other players for their constant whining about officiating double standards.

“It’s ridiculous to hear all these guys blaming the referees for everything,” he said. “There’s no accountability anymore. Hey, if you don’t want to get called for a foul, don’t play legitimate defense against me. It’s that simple. You can’t get whistled unless you’re in my general vicinity.”

With their record currently standing at 9-11, the Miami Heat are struggling to regain the form that made them NBA champs last year. Though Wade refuses to point fingers at anybody, many referees are blaming themselves, and have vowed to “step up their games” in the coming weeks.

“The Heat’s current record is an indictment of all us officials,” said one veteran referee. “Obviously we’re not adequately penalizing opponents for trying to defend D-Wade, and we’re not adequately ignoring it when Wade commits a foul himself. In our defense, it can get a little complicated, especially when he’s going up against someone like Lebron James. I mean if D-Wade runs over LJ in the paint, what do you call? Do you call a foul on Lebron or a foul on Wade or no foul at all? Here’s your answer: You call one on Donyell Marshall, and give him a technical if he complains about it.”

["THE" MoSav]

fakest thing ive ever seen. No Chance Javie said that

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fakest thing ive ever seen. No Chance Javie said that

No kidding, it's a spoof article...LOL!

[Antonio_]

fakest thing ive ever seen. No Chance Javie said that

Yeah. I CAN'T BELIEVE HE SAID THAT. If he did, NBA is dead.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

Guys...It's not real, it's a SPOOF article. LOL. This is what it looks like going on in their heads when they ref these games...

[Antonio_]

I dunno about that. But Phil made an interesting observation about his "signature move" this week.
And talking about refs helping protected superstars, i think there's a stat who is just "suspicious": the "FOULS COMMITTED PER GAME" one

Wade ranks #122 in the League (wtf?) in this stat, with just 2.6 fouls committed per game. And it's even more disgusting with LeBron, who ranks #201 with just 2.0 fouls per game. My observation is that no good defenders can average so few fouls per game in 40 minutes of playing time. So you can choose one of those two options:

a) Wade and LeBron can't defend, so they can't be considered "that" great
b) the refs refuse to call a foul against them if it's not them almost killing someone

Just to make a comparision Kobe ranks #45 (3.2) and Melo ranks #67 (3.0). Both players are better than Wade and LeBron, in my opinion. Better defenders too, if you ask me.

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I dunno about that. But Phil made an interesting observation about his "signature move" this week.
And talking about refs helping protected superstars, i think there's a stat who is just "suspicious": the "FOULS COMMITTED PER GAME" one

Wade ranks #122 in the League (wtf?) in this stat, with just 2.6 fouls committed per game. And it's even more disgusting with LeBron, who ranks #201 with just 2.0 fouls per game. My observation is that no good defenders can average so few fouls per game in 40 minutes of playing time. So you can choose one of those two options:

a) Wade and LeBron can't defend, so they can't be considered "that" great
b) the refs refuse to call a foul against them if it's not them almost killing someone

Just to make a comparision Kobe ranks #45 (3.2) and Melo ranks #67 (3.0). Both players are better than Wade and LeBron, in my opinion. Better defenders too, if you ask me.

I coulda' told you all this without looking at the stats...LOL.

[Antonio_]

I know. Don't take it as a diss (it ain't), but your is not the comment i wanna read about it. I wanna hear LeBron fans and Wade fans here.

["THE" MoSav]

Guys...It's not real, it's a SPOOF article. LOL. This is what it looks like going on in their heads when they ref these games...

it was funny shit. but i knew there was no way it was real..that would be crazy if someone actually said that 

[reguLAtor]

Melo has more talent on O and D than Wade AND James..but he's not the media darling...so he gets screwed.  That's marketing and business for you.

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Melo has more talent on O and D than Wade AND James..but he's not the media darling...so he gets screwed.  That's marketing and business for you.

I think Melo is a great player but I still think Wade and James are a step above him as players.  I know Melo has hit a load of game winning shots already in his young career and I know his scoring has been amazing this year but I dont think he is as good as Wade and James.  And also I think Carmello is a bit better defensively then Wade and Lebron but honestly not by much.

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Melo has more talent on O and D than Wade AND James..but he's not the media darling...so he gets screwed.  That's marketing and business for you.

It's his fault though...it's not like he doesn't do stupid shit. He has always had an ego and attitude problem, probably dating back to college. The only thing Lebron ever did that got looked down on was walking off the court when the game had 10 seconds left...but Melo had that incident his rookie year where he wouldn't even go in, because he wasn't gettin the ball or whatever. And as everyone said...he was working his way back up, and was starting to gain that positive media attention...until he had to cheap shot Mardy Collins and run. Plus, he was in that DVD talkin bout bein hood, cussin, talkin about drugs or whatever he was sayin on that one DVD about his city. So yeah...he is much more concerned with havin street cred than being a media darling.

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Carmelo Anthony is a better player than Wade or LeBron. The media will never let it happen in the consumers eyes, but it's the truth...PeACe

[d-nice]

NBA= NOTHIN BUT ACTORS. The game is becoming so watered down and processed with the calls or lack there of. About as real as the beefs Kobe, Phil and Shaq have.

[Antonio_]

Melo has more talent on O and D than Wade AND James..but he's not the media darling...so he gets screwed.  That's marketing and business for you.

It's his fault though...it's not like he doesn't do stupid shit. He has always had an ego and attitude problem, probably dating back to college. The only thing Lebron ever did that got looked down on was walking off the court when the game had 10 seconds left...but Melo had that incident his rookie year where he wouldn't even go in, because he wasn't gettin the ball or whatever. And as everyone said...he was working his way back up, and was starting to gain that positive media attention...until he had to cheap shot Mardy Collins and run. Plus, he was in that DVD talkin bout bein hood, cussin, talkin about drugs or whatever he was sayin on that one DVD about his city. So yeah...he is much more concerned with havin street cred than being a media darling.

True. The "problem" is that those things should be left OFF the court. In the court, a foul is a foul no matter who commits it. And the refs shouldn't care about the persona.