{"id":312381,"date":"2011-03-15T22:30:20","date_gmt":"2011-03-15T22:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/15\/nba-referee-sues-ap-writer-over-tweet-ap\/"},"modified":"2011-03-15T22:30:20","modified_gmt":"2011-03-15T22:30:20","slug":"nba-referee-sues-ap-writer-over-tweet-ap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/15\/nba-referee-sues-ap-writer-over-tweet-ap\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA referee sues AP, writer over tweet (AP)"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

MINNEAPOLIS (AP)\u2014An NBA referee has sued The Associated Press and one of
\nits sports writers over a Twitter message suggesting he intentionally made a bad
\ncall to make up for a previous bad call that went against the Minnesota
\nTimberwolves<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In a federal lawsuit filed Monday in Minneapolis, veteran NBA referee
\nWilliam Spooner claimed AP sports writer Jon Krawczynski defamed him in the
\nTwitter message, sent while he was covering the Jan. 24 Rockets-Timberwolves
\ngame.<\/p>\n

In the second period, Spooner called a foul against a Timberwolves player.
\nAccording to Spooner\u2019s lawsuit, Wolves coach Kurt Rambis argued the call and
\nSpooner told him he would review it at halftime. Rambis said that was fine, but
\nasked how he was supposed to get the points back, according to the lawsuit.<\/p>\n

Spooner says in the lawsuit that he didn\u2019t respond to Rambis. But
\nKrawczynski, seated courtside, posted a tweet that said, \u201cRef Bill Spooner told
\nRambis he\u2019d \u2018get it back\u2019 after a bad call. Then he made an even worse call on
\nRockets. That\u2019s NBA officiating folks.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Rockets went on to win the game 129-125.<\/p>\n

Spooner claims the Twitter message led to a disciplinary investigation by
\nthe NBA and that his professional reputation has been hurt.<\/p>\n

Spooner has asked the court for damages of more than $75,000 plus a court
\norder to remove the statement from Krawczynski\u2019s Internet postings.<\/p>\n

AP attorney Dave Tomlin said, \u201cWe believe all the facts we reported in our
\ncoverage of that game, in all media, were accurate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tim Frank, the NBA\u2019s senior vice president for basketball communications,
\nsaid the league investigated the tweet and \u201cfound it to be without substance,
\nand informed Mr. Spooner that we considered the matter closed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Frank said the NBA also advised Spooner\u2019s attorney that the league didn\u2019t
\nthink suing a journalist for posting a tweet it deemed incorrect would be
\nproductive.<\/p>\n

A hearing date has not been set.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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