Timberwolves coach slams NBA ref for confrontation: 'Completely unprofessional behavior'
In a bizarre scene, NBA referee Tony Brothers had to be held back from Timberwolves coach Chris Finch in a heated moment.
It's fairly common for a coach to confront an official in sports and for there sometimes to be some heated words said between the two parties. But: Have you ever seen a referee confront the coach... and have to be held back from it?
Such was the case between veteran official Tony Brothers and Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch. During a timeout, Brothers had to be separated from Finch as the ref step toward him in a heated manner. What exactly happened there in the T-Wolves loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night?
Per Finch, after the game, as he recounted for reporters: Chris Finch on his interaction with Tony Brothers: "I wanted the timeout and I said I want my 3 seconds back. He clearly heard me. He lost it.
Then I went to ask him where the ball was gonna be taken in and he was screaming at me for that. So completely unprofessional behavior… https://t. co/2EzXqtpM7s pic.