Bulls head coach Billy Donovan shares his thoughts on the referees' decisions after the All-Star break

''I actually am pleased with the state of the game,» Silver said, according to an article from the South Florida Sun Sentinel. «Having said that, I know there are some coaches who feel that we've hampered in some ways defensive players' ability to play defense, at least the way it used to be played in this league. In part, that's been very intentional. There was a period of time in this league when people thought the game had become too physical and we'd taken away some of the aesthetic beauty from the game. I was one of those people that felt that way in the '90s. Whether or not there needs to be any adjustments now is something we listen to our coaches, we listen to our players, and the competition committee will continue to consider.''

''It's pretty clear league wide the numbers of fouls called prior to the All Star break, there are fewer now,» Donovan said, according to an article from NBA.com. «Teams are not getting to the free throw line like we normally would have. What happens when you have a situation where you go through part of the year and you are used to certain fouls being called and they are not being called, it can get frustrating. There were probably some missed calls when DeMar went to the basket a couple times. I think Vooch (Nikola Vučević poked in the eye on the jump ball to start the game) got hit, too. That being said, they probably felt the same way on some of their drives.''