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Old Wed Jan 31, 2001, 06:48pm
Mark Padgett Mark Padgett is offline
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This is a little off the subject of the 30 second timeout, but it is on the subject of scorekeepers getting involved in the game (sort of). About three years ago, I called a technical foul on a kid for profanity. I had called a foul and he said the "S" word (to me). When I went to report it, the scorekeeper had his arms folded across his chest, staring at me. I reported it as a "technical foul for unsportsmanlike conduct - profanity" and the scorekeeper then said he was not going to mark it in the book. At first, I thought he was kidding. He then told me the kid was his son and "his son would never use profanity."

Since his kid was a junior in high school and looked fairly normal, I knew this was a lie

I asked him if he was serious - he said he was - so I told the coach that he would have to replace the scorekeeper. He didn't give me any problem, and the scorekeeper left relatively peacefully.

Yes, I reported him and I never saw him again, even in the stands at other games involving the same team.
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