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John Thompson makes memorable cameo to rip Big East refs
At the end of John Thompson III's news conference after his team's comeback victory over Creighton on Tuesday night, a reporter delicately asked the Georgetown coach about the "adversity" the Hoyas had overcome during the game.
Before Thompson could answer the thinly veiled question about the officiating, his father intervened with his own candid, expletive-riddled take.
"Let your father comment on that,” Big John said so his son would not risk a fine. “They’re not blind, they saw what happened. … The last two games have been terrible, and you can tell the [bleeping] commissioner and everybody else in the Big East that I said that.”
Thompson was just a bit more diplomatic with his response to the question.
"During the course of a game, we have to adjust to the officiating," the Georgetown coach said. "We have to make adjustments to how they are calling the game. Some times are more difficult than others to adjust to how they are calling the game. Tonight was one of those nights where for one reason or the other, we couldn't adjust."
Thompson might have gone on longer, but his dad eventually cut him off with some friendly advice.
"Shut up," Big John chimed in once more, drawing a chuckle from his son and everyone else in the room.
Was the officiating truly as poor as Big John said? Creighton shot only two more foul shots than Georgetown did, but the Hoyas were the victim of one particularly controversial whistle, an over-the-back call on Jessie Govan for the freshman center’s fifth foul with eight minutes remaining.
During the game, Thompson clearly didn't feel Govan's slight push in the back merited a foul. Thankfully for him, he didn't have to risk being fined after the game because his dad was able to speak candidly for him.
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Jeff Eisenberg is the editor of The Dagger on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at daggerblog@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!
