The refs have left two NBA teams dumbfounded in two nights

Triple-doubles are down across the league 

Kawhi Leonard just cashed in with the Clippers

The Lakers finished with 23 free-throws in the fourth quarter to the Raptors’ 2, though some came on intentional fouls at the end

Remember when they were cracking down on flopping? This was called an offensive foul on RJ Barrett on a game-tying 3. 

The old see if he makes it, then blow the whistle technique. 

Was this play by Immanuel Quickley, called a flagrant foul, really ‘unnecessary and excessive contact’?

The play above was initially called a foul, which makes sense. The play was challenged and overturned, which doesn’t make sense. 

Immediately after, Kristaps Porzingis was called for a shooting foul on Bennedict Mathurin, which the NBA said in its L2M report should not have been called. 

Erik Spoelstra just signed the largest lump-sum contract by an NBA head coach. 

Ben Simmons update: Ben Simmons has not played since Nov. 6. 

There’s a game tonight between two teams with a combined record of 8-64. 

The Knicks are 5-0 since acquiring OG Anuboby, and are now the fourth seed. 

Dennis Schroder says his agent convinced him to turn down LAL’s $84M offer. 

Cool but meaningless: 1 through 11 in the West are ordered perfectly in the loss column.

The Grizzlies’ nightmare situation just got worse [The Ringer]

Nikola Jokic: ‘I’m looking forward to the season ending’ [The Onion]