Adam Silver, you had best get control of your playoffs, and you best get control of them now.

I think I've now counted at least a half a dozen at least medium-level incidents in the last 24-48 hours.

This NBA Playoffs began with a very real dialogue as to whether a season of simmering discontent between the players and the referees (led by the Golden State Thugs getting 10 ejections this year, Kevin Durant FIVE OF THEM -- and I'll tell you right now they're not winning the title this year) was going to carry over into the playoffs.

Looks like it may actually be becoming on-floor altercations between players...

• Today, Philadelphia-Miami Game 4:  Unnecessary post-whistle altercation after Ben Simmons of Philadelphia fouls Miami's Goran Dragic, and Johnson decides to continue to drive until Robert Covington of Philadelphia shoves him down, leading to a scrum and extra technicals for Covington and Miami's James Johnson.  (ESPN)
• Today, New Orleans-Portland Game 4:  New Orleans sweeps the Trailblazers, but not before two first-half incidents.  The first has E'Twaun Moore fouled hard on a drive by Portland's C.J. McCollum.  Moore shoves McCollum, leading to one scrum. 
• Right at the end of the second quarter, a second altercation breaks out when Zach Collins commits a foul on a rebound and then shoves New Orleans' Rajon Rondo. (Yardbarker)
• Last night, Washington/Toronto Game 3:  2 1/2 minutes into the game, Markieff Morris of the Wizards and OG Anunoby of the Raptors get into it and need to be separated.
• Kyle Lowry of the Raptors swiped across Bradley Beal's forehead in the third quarter of the same game and got a Flagrant 1.
• John Wall and Serge Ibaka nearly came to blows in the third quarter. (ESPN)

That's just three games and about 18 hours worth, and I know that's not all of it.

First off, here, again for the record, is the definition of an ejection Flagrant 2 from the NBA:

"A flagrant foul-penalty (2) is unnecessary and excessive contact committed by a player against an opponent. It is an unsportsmanlike act and the offender is ejected immediately."

Robert Covington should've been thrown out for a Flagrant 2.

Moore should've been tossed for the shove on McCollum, the original foul should also have been looked at, as McCollum made no effort on the ball.

Collins should've been tossed for shoving Rondo.

The fact is that the referees, to prevent a full-out Malice at the Palace situation, are going to have to start enforcing the WORDING of Flagrant-2, not just the execution of it in normal parlance.

I mean, I'll say it:  The only reason you haven't seen more out of the Warriors in their series (and there has been some there too) is unfortunate real-life events intervening.

Commissioner Silver, time to get control.  NOW.