The Pool Report interview was conducted by Jim Owczarski (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) with Crew Chief Rodney Mott following tonight’s Pistons at Bucks game. QUESTION: Explain why Giannis Antetokounmpo was called for a technical foul at the 3:47 mark of the second quarter. Looked like it was “off the ball,” as the play was a personal foul call on Cade Cunningham that sent Damian Lillard to the line. MOTT: On the play, Giannis drives to…
This is equivalent to a boxer celebrating a KO of his opponent.
Just imagine the emotions that go through you on a dunk like this in an NBA game.
Refs should allow the players to taunt and yell as much as they want since bottling those emotions during the whole game is a recipe for something much worse later.
Also… it is a fucking entertainment product and fans are the people who allow you to have your paychecks refs.