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I don't think I've ever seen a pro sports referee interviewed after a game. Is there some sort of rule against interviewing them? If not, wouldn't be interesting to interview them after a controversial game (even if their referring wasn't necessarily the source of the controversy)?
I vaguely remember a boxing referee being interviewed, not sure if it might have been after a Tyson Holyfield fight.
I would love to have had someone interview the refs after the 1972 Olympic basketball final (three more seconds, three more seconds, three more seconds, etc)
Even if there was'nt a rule I don't think refs would be encouraged by their respective leagues to be interviewed on TV, due to the potential of opening a can of worms, or saying something controversial, which could lead to tarnishing the integrity of the officiating for that sport. For instance how would you explain a "make up call" when the replay clearly shows otherwise? It happens quite frequently when the officials blow an earlier call in the game. I once heard that the goal is for the officiating to be even for both teams at the end of the game with consideration to human error. Of course there will always be skeptics.
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