Adelaide 36ers coach Joey Wright (left) speaks to the referee during an NBL game against the New Zealand Breakers. Source: Fiona Goodall / Getty Images
THE Adelaide 36ers today will review technical fouls slapped on Joey Wright while NBL referees boss Mal Cooper insists there is no "vendetta" against the Sixers' coach.
"I must stress there's no vendetta against Joey at all," Cooper said.
"Maybe there have been a couple of unfortunate incidents but I will find out from both officials exactly what was said and I will talk with Joey to try and sort it out."
Wright, who has a reputation for volatility but has shown only passion since being appointed coach of the second-ranked Sixers, was hit with a technical foul by Vaughan Mayberry just 4:46 before half-time of Adelaide's recent 96-93 road win over New Zealand.
Import Jarrid Frye was roughly handled by Breakers' swingman Reuben Te Rangi and no call was made, leading to Wright's protestations.
Mayberry replied by giving him a technical foul.
On Friday as the 36ers saw off Melbourne 90-87 at Adelaide Arena, Wright was hit with a technical foul by Nathan Durant 43 seconds from half-time.
Wright had been animated about a no-call when Gary Ervin was knocked to the floor after releasing a three-point attempt.
Wright already had received what appeared to be an unwarranted earlier warning from referee Michael Aylen, prompting Durant's tech.
In both instances, the technical fouls looked more the work of trigger-happy refs than officials understanding man-management.
"Michael (Aylen) and Vaughan (Mayberry) are our Olympics referees so I will talk with both but I know no-one has any axe to grind against Joey," Cooper said.
Adelaide 36ers general manager Dean Parker said he had no issue with his coach's sideline behaviour and felt the officials may have been overly sensitive.
"I'll speak to Joey first before we look at whether we take it up with the NBL or Mal," Parker said.
"Joey is a vocal, emotive man when he's coaching and we wouldn't want him any other way.
"He's done nothing abusive or nothing incorrect and I do have a concern they're (the officials) jumping on him faster than they need to.
"Are they jumping on him because it's him? Calls like those have the potential to be game-changing."
Adelaide is on the road back to Auckland on Friday to again face New Zealand, the Breakers beaten 91-78 by Townsville this weekend and currently seventh on a 2-5 record.
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