criticize the league for investigating charges of fan racism?

hint in that direction about their end of things. They get told "this is how we want the rules interpreted" sort of thing. Now it would be one thing if that were evenly applied. The cry across the league is that it is not. The NBA lost me years ago when they began stuff like calling a foul differently for some players or violations. The traveling in the NBA has gotten so out of hand and there is plenty of video of players taking 5 steps and more with an official looking right at them and no call. Also switching pivot foot back and forth, moving screens, 3 second violations and on and on.

When it comes to the pro sports in general they each have their "rules/competition committees" calling the shots to various degrees. The NFL is probably the biggest example. But at least when the NFL refs began going too extreme on some things in the last couple of seasons the outcry from the fans and players did seem to result in them pulling back on the whistles. As far as uniformity the NFL is perhaps better or maybe it's the game announcers and camera work not making an issue of it as much on certain things.

I don't have a problem with a rules committee but I think from there they should let the officials take it from there. MLB under Selig was pure crap for the whole thing of encouraging tighter strike zones in order get more men on base and drive up scoring. Define the strike zone and then leave the umpires alone.

Of course, being a Pistons' fan, I have seen my team be on the receiving end of a ton of bad calls, starting in the Michael Jordan era, and continuing to this season's playoffs.

But it goes beyond that. I have heard announcers say things like "a rookie won't get that call", in all seriousness, as if something is a foul sometimes and other times not. I heard Doris Burke cheer once (years ago, well before the Clark/Reese era) when a WNBA star would have fouled out and they ignored the foul, because "fans want to see the stars on the floor".

Don't get me started on the flopping. It's completely out of control.

I know there is some unintended bias towards home teams and even towards star players, but they are barely trying to hide it anymore. It makes the sport almost unwatchable.

He flops a lot.

KAT on the other hand is being fouled almost every time he touches the ball.

All you have to do is say someone got "Draymonded" and everyone knows what you mean.

And he can't justify the "flail" anymore, it's so obviously on purpose.