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Originally posted by BktBallRef
In short, we don't know what else might have transpired.
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It seems to me that's true about so many situations here - especially the ones involving technical fouls.
I guess I will preface (unnecessarily) all future posts with, "...if that was all that happened. If other actions occured that we may not be aware of, I reserve the right to change my response."
It did say in the original text that not a word was spoken. Seeing that, we either:
accept the poster's account that there was no verbal communication by the player
- in this case I can't believe a T was issued to putting the bottom of your shirt in your mouth
discount the poster's account and assume the possibility that something was verbalized
- if this is the case, then why stop at the verbalization. Perhaps the poster didn't see the player flip the bird to the official. Maybe he 'grabbed himself'. Maybe this, maybe that.
We're now reading into the posts, folks. Most people discern that "walking away" means that the player is not hanging around the referee.