[Jack.Kerr]

I'm pretty sure that the NBA has the ability to discipline its referees. The issue would be one of greater transparency, a concept to which previous NBA commissioner David Stern was somewhat averse in years past. Recently, however, some NBA owners such as Mark Cuban have made calls for greater transparency in evaluating officiating, which could reasonably entail timely disclosure of disciplinary actions taken against NBA officials.

It would seem that the NBA has tacitly acknowledged the inappropriateness of the calls that resulted in Noah's ejection by failing to suspend Noah for his response, and by only fining him $15,000 when many observers anticipated that a suspension would be forthcoming.

Interestingly, it was Rodney Mott who made the bogus call(s)/non-call(s) against Noah versus Sacramento. Mott has previously demonstrated his lack of self-control and tendency toward antagonistic behavior by making obscene gestures at NBA fans in Portland back in 2007, for which he was suspended 3 games.

I would be fairly surprised if Mott doesn't get some league feedback for what transpired in the Bulls v. Kings game given the degree of exposure that video clip has gotten, and given the egregiousness of the calls made by Mott. The question will be how soon (if ever) any disciplinary actions are made public.