Former NBA player chimes in on Spencer Dinwiddie-Tony Brothers situation: "I used to tell the dude he looked like the Angry Bird"

The recent controversy involving Dallas Mavericks guard Spencer Dinwiddie and veteran referee Tony Brothers has garnered a lot of attention.

Shams Charania has offered an update on the situation, while former NBA player Chandler Parsons also shared his thoughts on the official.

The interaction between Dinwiddie and Brothers became a matter of controversy as the referee cussed out at the guard. The Mavericks guard was disputing a foul call and earned himself a technical from Brothers.

However, this wasn't the end of the matter. Dinwiddie claimed that Brothers used a lot of profanity while referring to him during the course of the game. But he added that this wasn't used directly at him as much as was said to one of his teammates about him.

While players and officials rarely get along on the court, the interaction between Dinwiddie and Brothers caught the attention of the media. Although Dinwiddie offered an apology for any misunderstanding, the situation remains unchecked.

The Athletic's Shams Charania offered an update on the matter as he spoke on with FanDuel TV. Referring to the allegations made by Dinwiddie, Charania added that the NBA would take a look into matters. He said:

"The NBA, I'm told, is reviewing that allegation that Dinwiddie spoke about on Friday night that Tony Brothers used those profane words toward him during the game when he was talking to a teammate of his. So the NBA is looking into the situation."

Charania then gathered some insight from former NBA player Chandler Parsons, who was on the panel. Parsons, who had played in games where Brothers was an official, also shared his thoughts on the officials.

"You know what's funny? Five years ago, this isn't a story. Because this is Tony Brothers. No doubt in my mind he said that. Was he being serious? Was he actually calling him that in a malicious, argumentative way? No chance in hell," he said.

"I don't know the exact altercation. I don't know what transpired. But Tony Brothers is personality, he talks sh*t, he's engaging with the players. I used to tell the dude he looked like the Angry Bird. We would go at it back and forth," he added.

Parsons added that the official often used banter to relate to players and that constant back-and-forth was normal for him. Unfortunately, he also added that in the modern scheme of things, this could be taken out of context and could cause some offense.

He concluded by saying:

"Is it inappropriate now that it's come to light? Sure. My experience with him? This was not personal. This was not harmful. This was Tony Brothers being Tony Brothers."

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Jason Kidd to step in and address the matter between Spencer Dinwiddie and Tony Brothers

Following the claims made by Spencer Dinwiddie, Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd offered to look into matters and find out what happened.

Kidd addressed the situation following the game against the Toronto Raptors. While mentioning that Brothers is a well-liked referee in the league, Kidd had to gather more information on the matter by speaking with his player.

Although Brothers has been in the middle of a fair bit of conflict, he is one of the most experienced officials in the game.

Having started his career as an NBA referee in 1994, he has officiated 1,626 regular-season games along with 174 playoff games and 15 NBA Finals games.

Given the gravity of the situation, the NBA will have to take a very serious look into the matter. But if Chandler Parsons' comments are to be considered, it might be something that could simply be considered misconstrued banter.