NBA referee Tony Brothers Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Referee Tony Brothers missed a game due to his potty mouth

You can't give a ref a technical for profanity, but the NBA can make that ref miss a game.

According to Dinwiddie, Brothers uttered the insult after whistling the guard for a technical foul during a game Nov. 4. 

Dinwiddie said the infraction that drew the technical was a clap. After the game, he told the media:

"I apologize to Tony Brothers for what seemed to keep him irate, which was a clap. I think he thought it was disrespectful. If you watch the games, you see that I clap to get the attention of my teammates, things of that nature, so it was nothing personal."

He continued, "As a man, I would like to say I'm sorry first and foremost. And secondarily, not only would I like my money back."

A technical foul in the NBA results in a $2,000 fine. 

Dinwiddie concluded with another plea for financial restitution, "NBA, I would definitely like my money back, and I would appreciate no fine at all for this monologue."

Given Dinwiddie's commitment to cryptocurrency, he needs to save all the cash he can until Bitcoin recovers

Brothers, a 27-year NBA game official, served a one-game (paid) suspension.

Brothers must be happy he wasn't docked some coin, but let's hope he didn't applaud that news. Someone might take that the wrong way.

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