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Maaaan they just need to let players taunt. Bring back some fire to the game. This soft shit is annoying. I want bruhs ready to wing on each other lol. I need that Shawn Kemp pointing and laughing shit.

Tatum clapping his hands last year?

Channel Joey. The legend lives.

So, serious talk, what‘a the reprimand for a shitty ref? Something like “Hey, you don’t ref game for the team/player you fucked up.”?

I don’t remember any ref ever getting canned. At least, not a high-profile one.

Lol I like Giannis but the state down is auto tech constantly it’s nothing like the Tim Duncan one. Giannis should know better or league needs to change rules . The Jax Hayes tech on using a natural swinging motion that cost the team going into ot was worse , I seen a few worse this year

They just wanted to set precedent that superstars are held accountable in a game they knew the Bucks would win anyway. This way they can give him 80 free throws next game and shrug.

Well, they're still giving him 30 seconds to shoot a free throw.

It would be funny if nba guys just said fuck it and played with no swag or fun. Just pure fundamentals. No dunks no crossovers two hand passes only

NFL is soft to with taunting and celebrations.

Can't upset anyone these days

Porzingis and Horford got technicals in consecutive games for dunking and not landing immediately. Both sprint dunk and a full swing off the rim. They both landed on the 2nd swing back

ADAM F**KING SILVER - DO YOUR GODDAMN JOB!

I think the ref was annoyed with Giannis already and jumped at the opportunity to T him up again.

Imagine Patrick Mahomes got ejected from a game for taunting after 22mins lol. Chiefs fans would storm the field.

Almost every single game there's serious legit complaints about the refs on both sides.

Silver needs to fix it, stop worrying about the All Star game.

It's because the refs are involved with gambling

Where's the video?

Dude did you see the refs in the gsw nugs game? Horrible too

Didnt someone get ejected for passing the ball back to the ref in a totally normal way last year?

Did you see the tech on porzingis for "hanging on the rim" the refs are on some BS this year

Lowry got ejected for passing ball to ref last year

Hot Take! Officials should be ejecting *more* players for complaining about calls, especially early on in the season.

That said, taunting should be 100% legal in the NBA. These are pros, man up and play better if you don't want a guy to dunk in your face and flex on you.

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No more technicals for taunting, lots more technicals for players & coaches demonstrably bitching about the officiating. If you think it's a bad call, [challenge it...aight!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6jjmF2ySt0&t=3s&ab_channel=TrOllinM4sTEr)

FUCK THE REFS

The taunting tech needs to go away. If as an opponent you don't like it stop him, same thing as pitchers in the MLB who feel the need to beam hitters for pimping HRs. These are grown ass men out here and a player celebrating afterwards should not be a reason for dismissing a player from the game. Adam Silver needs to grow some balls and fix this shit.

There needs to be league punishment on the ref for this. If teams get fined for sitting healthy superstars, refs should be fined for soft ejections of superstars. Imagine you paid to see that game and giannis is ejected for being excited after a dunk. Ridiculous

When you realize they had money on the game or were told to cover (which the pistons did, curiously) it all makes sense.

I’m wondering why the league allows the refs to do this.

Somewhere, Joey Crawford is raising a glass in tribute.

Well done, lads...well done

Refs really came to play last night

Let them play!