Referee adamant about ejection

Referee Joey Crawford, suspended indefinitely by the NBA on Tuesday after his ejection of the San Antonio Spurs’ Tim Duncan on Sunday, said he has no regrets.

“I told [league executive Stu Jackson] I would throw Duncan out again if he did what he did,” Crawford said in an e-mail obtained by Bloomberg News on Wednesday. “So if my employer does not think that was acceptable, then I have a problem.”

“Please do not be sad for me,” Crawford continued. “I have had a great run and a great career and nobody will ever take that from me.”

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