See You in Court

I wonder if Bill Spooner knows what type of doors he is opening.  Spooner, a 22-year veteran NBA official, is suing Minnesota Timberwolves beat reporter Jon Krawczynski for tweeting during a game that Spooner promised coach Kurt Rambis that he'd get the Wolves two points in the form of a make-up call.  Refs get bashed all time by reporters, announcers, coaches, players, and fans.  This happens in every sport.  You have to feel bad for the refs, they never even get pats on the backs for doing a good job from fans but will receive plenty of death threats if they do a bad job.  Suing a reporter is one of the worst ideas of lashing back for a ref and I am sure the leader of the unfree world, David Stern, is not happy about this.  This lawsuit will allow reporters/lawyers to bring horrible (Not to hard to find) after horrible calls made by Spooner, or any official in NBA, and have him explain in open court the reason for the calls.  It is also impossible for Spooner to prove that Krawczynski, the reporter who tweeted it, did not hear what he said he heard.  The NBA and Spooner put themselves in a lose/lose situation while Krawczynski has probably never been happier and will have a chance to question the integrity of the horrible officiating in the NBA and finally get a response.  I can not not wait to see explanation for calls like this.