Knicks guard Nate Robinson could receive a suspension from the NBA after he shoved referee Ken Mauer out of the way during an altercation with Chris Paul on Friday night.
The incident took place in the fourth quarter, with both Robinson and Paul drawing technicals fouls.
New York hung on for a home win, but coach Mike D'Antoni realized that Robinson went over the line.
"When you're short and you're a normal person, he has to have some thing extra sometimes to be in the NBA," D'Antoni said. "He goes over the line. He knows that. We talk about it. He apologizes. But it's hard to say to tone it down. It's also something he has to learn to be able to control. He's trying."