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Referee throws ball at fan during Celtics-Magic game

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It can be really hard to accept criticism from others, especially when that criticism really isn’t all that constructive.

That being said, NBA referee Joe DeRosa may not have handled one such situation too well Tuesday night.

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DeRosa and his fellow referees received a chorus of boos and chants of ‘Refs, you suck!’ during halftime of the Celtics-Magic playoff game at Amway Arena in Orlando, Fla.

Then DeRosa gets into it with one of the hecklers, Wyndham Vacation Ownership CEO Franz Hanning. Watch:

According to the Orlando Sentinel, which has the complete story, NBA spokesman Tim Frank said the league would review the situation.

-- Chuck Schilken

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