Reaves, Redick Target Officiating After Lakers Lose to Thunder
Reaves confronted crew chief John Goble after the game.
It wasn’t the usual postgame huddle one typically sees at an NBA game. On Thursday, Lakers guard Austin Reaves confronted crew chief John Goble at center court after the Thunder beat his team 125–107 to go up 2–0 in the Western Conference semifinals. The rest of the Lakers joined him.
Austin Reaves and the Lakers just had a meeting with the refs after the game to share their frustration with them. pic. twitter.
com/exHIVkrese — Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) May 8, 2026 Shortly after, Lakers coach JJ Redick lambasted the officiating in his postgame press conference. “I sarcastically said the other day, they’re the most disruptive team without fouling,” Redick told reporters, referring to the Thunder. “I mean, they have a few guys that foul on every possession.
… They’re hard enough to play. They’re hard enough to play, you’ve got to be able to just call them if they foul, and they do foul. ” It’s the latest in the officials’ increasingly personal and tense relationship with players and coaches that has hung over the past two NBA seasons.