Montrezl Harrell offered a strong rejection of the technical foul he received Wednesday in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 123-120 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday, and defined the whistle as a “soft” decision by the official.
“I think some of the referees (and that’s not affecting any referees in general), but there can be no cases of calling the game so smooth, man,” Harrell said after adding 26 points and 11 rebounds, but still watching his The Lakers come to the All Star break with a seventh loss in their last 10 games.
Harrell scored a great position in the Kings center paint, Richaun Holmes, with 10 minutes left, 51 seconds left in the second quarter, putting LA at 33-26.
After absorbing Holmes’ contact on the shot, Harrell said he simply shouted “i-1” as he ran toward the defense, prompting referee Jenna Schroeder to call him for technical foul.
“I-1” is a common term in the popular language of basketball, which is used when a player believes he deserves a free kick for having received a foul on a successful shooting attempt.
“What I said was‘ i-1, ’” Harrell said. “No curses, no desecrations, none of that. And she turned around and gave me a technology because I was in her feelings, because I felt like I was too strong with her or that I despised her when we talked. [earlier in the game]. Equally, you can’t put that into play. I don’t care who it is; I don’t care what the situation is. “
Harrell said he believes a previous interaction with Schroeder influenced how he perceived his outburst after the score in Holmes.
“Both me and I, or me and any other ref, were involved, in a verbal conversation from the previous play, just because you still hold a grudge, you can’t go back and give me a technology,” he said. “The technology I got was definitely great for me and definitely shouldn’t have been called for, because in the case of [the call], No wonder. It was not close to its vicinity. I’m back on defense. “
Harrell said even the arena employees at the Golden 1 Center, the court house of the Kings, sided with him.
“Everyone on the bench, everyone on the sand, even the guys sitting at the goal scorer’s table, said,‘ You can’t do that. You can’t give a guy a technology just to say ‘i-1,’ ”Harrell said.“ If they give me a tech to say “i-1,” maybe they could give me technology all year too, man. . Because I said worse than that and they didn’t give me any technology.
“It’s what it is, man. I can’t control it. I’ll keep playing with the same passion and the same fire as me. I didn’t stop talking for the rest of the game. I kept playing with the same fire and the same mode that I had the whole game. So that’s what it is. “
Harrell was not the only member of the Lakers to have a bone to pick with the trade after the contest.
Coach Frank Vogel said Kings guard Buddy Hield received three points for a shot he made with 8:37 for the second quarter, when Hield’s right foot appeared to touch the 3-point line.
“We told officials. They said they would turn him into Secaucus and gave us some excuse because it had been too long before they could reverse him at this time,” Vogel said, referring to the center-league replay. in Secaucus, New Jersey. “When he got a one-point match on the stretch, it’s very disappointing that they haven’t been able to watch it.”