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The ref who ejected Giannis needs to be fired immediately. (alien.top)

submitted 2 years ago by gymtime69@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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Giannis stared down an opposing player for literally half a second after a major dunk. Then he was given his second tech and ejected.

A bad call is one thing. There’s a lot happening on the court and it’s hard to make sure you make the right calls, but this is blatant abuse of power.

The ref gives Giannis a tech, Giannis asks the ref what he did wrong, and the ref walks away in a pout, completely ignoring Giannis, until he turns around and aggressively points at the exit telling Giannis to get off the court.

How can you let such a biased referee stay in the league? He needs to be fired NOW and the NBA needs to make an apology to fans, the bucks, and Giannis.

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[–] MartianMule@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

It was a taunt. It wasn't just a stare, he also deliberately stepped in the dude's direction too. To his credit, Giannis seemed to quickly realize that was a bad decision. But that was a taunt and absolutely could have started some shit (which is why taunting isn't permitted).

Now, I don't know what he got his first tech for. Wasn't watching. But I would also suggest that regardless, once you've got a tech you should probably not be doing stuff like this the rest of the game. But, I can also understand wanting the referees to use some more discretion about handing out second technicals.