[M&M Guy]

Tony, btw, I hate being overly-officious. I absolutely agree discretion is important. If this happens after the game, realistically I would have a hard time seeing that as I run off the court, because I'm looking for my partners and the escort. But in the original story, the headgear was tossed before the match was considered over. It also says it was tossed in the air, which I would consider different than, say, just unbuckling the strap and then taking it off. Not being in wrestling, I don't know where they draw the line. So, maybe the appropriate basketball reference would be the player completely takes off his jersey after the shot is made, and timeout is called with .1 left on the clock. Do you let it go then?

Now, as far as being promoted to the next level, I would think there are more supervisors that would mark you down for NOT making the tough, obvious call with .1 left. As has been said around here before, don't go looking for boogers. But, don't refuse to make a call just because you don't think it will be popular, or it's "just a technicallity".