Golden State Warriors guard Chris Paul was ejected by referee Scott Foster on November 22 against the Phoenix Suns. It was Paul’s seventh career ejection and the future Hall of Famer said his beef with Foster is “personal.”
“It’s personal,” Paul said. “We had a situation some years ago and it’s personal. The league knows. Everybody knows. There was a meeting and all of that. … I’m OK with a ref saying whatever they’re saying, but don’t use a tech to get your point across.”
Paul’s former teams — the Los Angeles Clippers, Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder and Suns — lost 13 consecutive playoff games when Foster was the crew chief. In playoff games in which Foster served as a referee, Paul’s overall record is 3-17 dating to 2008.
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“It was a whole thing,” Paul said of his issues with Foster. “But it’s still been a thing for a while. … It is what it is at this point. … If you are going to pop your s—, don’t use a tech to get your point across. We have these conversations all of the time. There are some officials who will talk back to you, which sometimes it’s healthy. It’s an intense game. … But he’s got power because he can call a tech.”
The Warriors lost to the Suns to drop to 7-9 on the season. Paul, who is in his first year with Golden State, is averaging 9.6 points, 3.8 rebounds and 7.6 assists on the season while shooting 40.0% from the field, 32.2% from beyond the arc and 92.9% from the free-throw line.
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“I’ve got to do a better job at staying there for my teammates, but it is what it is,” Paul said. “I’ll probably see [Foster] in a Game 7 sometime soon.”
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