The Mavericks guard accused the veteran official of wrongly whistling him for a technical foul and then using profanity to describe him while speaking to him after the game.
Brothers called a technical foul on Dinwiddie after he protested a take foul call. He said he might have used a curse word, but not in a derogatory way.
A teammate told him that Brothers referred to him as a "bitch ass motherf---er"
"Everyone is a competitor out there." It is the heat of the moment. If someone on the other team said to my teammate, "Hey, I'm right here," I would be like, "Alright, I'm right here." I'm just taking my fair stance and saying, "Hey, look, if you feel that way, fine by me, just say it to my face." All I want is that.
I am not upset with the language. Everyone has said something before when they were upset or hurt. It's okay. Say it to me.
Brothers, a 29-year veteran referee who is one of the league's longest-tenured officials, misinterpreted his purpose for clapping, which led to him receiving a technical.
I apologized to Tony Brothers for what seemed to keep him angry. He didn't think it was nice. If you watch the games, and I know that's what refs are supposed to do, you see I clap to get the attention of my teammates, but it was nothing personal, so as a man, I apologize.
I would like to get my money back but I would also like to not be called a motherf---er by my teammates.
The NBA office didn't grant a pool report request with Brothers because they wanted to focus on rules clarifications.
The matter will be looked into by the Mavs.
It's difficult. Kidd said he had to speak to Spencer. Tony is one of the best players in the league and he is well-liked by everyone. We will talk to Spencer to find out what happened. It is a sensitive topic. We're going to see what happens.
The Mavs won their third game in a row as they got 21 points and seven assists from Luka Doncic. The highlight of Doncic's performance was a highlight reel that went viral on social media.
Doncic became the first NBA player to start a season with at least eight 30-point performances in a row.
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