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Why arn't players allowed to show emotion? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by waysofthrow@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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The most unnatural thing in the world is trying to be 🗿 after something upsetting or amazing happens.

I understand if something is unsportsmanlike like but at this point it feels like players are being thrown out for just getting excited about a nice play.

As a new viewer these are some of the strangest calls I've seen in any sport.

The inner skeptical in me is curious if this is a way for refs to manipulate match scores to some degree because it feels so random and out of place.

Edit: meanwhile Dray having a 10 year old childs meltdown every 5 minutes without repercussions? What's that about...

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[–] prunish1t@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I don’t disagree. To the league office, it probably just feels like it’s not worth the risk to loosen up at the moment.