They've been trying. I can't stand watching basketball because of all the fouls called, so it was just two nights ago when I saw LeBron James play for the first time.
I couldn't believe the calls this guy was getting. It's no wonder he scores so many points as the other team picks up a foul just by breathing on the guy, so they let him go when he drives.
Howard got called for two of them. One which was an awesome stuff - nothing but ball. Foul. Another where James went up for the shot and Howard took a swipe about 7ft up. Replay showed Howard never touched him. Foul. Even the announcers were getting embarrassed about it and they had the LeBron James show going full-force.
Might not be as blatant as when Jordan was getting away with murder, but the stars get the calls 90% of the time.
I haven’t watched an NBA game in several years. Basketball officiating is too biased towards the stars and the big market teams.