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I would say this, we as officials are left to interpret acts that occur on the court as applied to sportsmanship. The rule book does not cover specifics like yelling "shot etc" However I do recall trash talking being a point of enforcement recently by the NF.
In this referees opinion, yelling "ball" or "shot" has become an accepted part of the game. Screaming at a loud high pitch in someones along with being annoying can be dangerous. I guess I should have pointed out that at least one of the times it occured she was directly to the side of the girl as she was taking a layup. The shooter grabbed her ear in obvious discomfort.
In my humble opinion, the conduct was unsportsmanlike. I would make the call again if the situation came up (which in 9 years it has not lol )
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