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Austin Reaves Appears To Call Ref ‘P***y’ During Heated Exchange Over Call
Austin ReavesGoes Ballistic During Lakers’ LossAppears To Call Ref ‘P***y’
Austin Reaves was in a heated feud with officials throughout the Lakers’ Game 2 loss to the Thunder on Thursday … and it came to a head when he appeared to call a ref a “p***y” during an argument late in the contest.
The moment went down with less than six minutes left in the fourth quarter … when Reaves went at it with John Goble, who yelled in the L.A. star’s face amid an argument over a call.
Reaves wasn’t having any of it … and took issue with how Goble handled the ordeal, calling it “bulls***.”
As he walked away, the internet lipreading experts are convinced he called Goble a “p***y.”
After the 125-107 defeat, Reaves was asked about his exchange … and he pointed the finger directly at Goble.
“At the end of the day, we’re grown men and I just didn’t feel like he needed to yell in my face like that,” Reaves said. “I told him that. I wasn’t disrespectful.”
“I told him if I did that to him first, I would’ve gotten a [technical foul]. I feel like the only reason I didn’t get a tech was because he knew he was in the wrong. I just felt disrespected.”
The series now travels to Los Angeles for Games 3 and 4 … and we’ll see if Reaves’ relationship with the refs improves.
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