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You've got to sit him down.
One question: he slammed the bottle down on your partner's call. Did your partner not see it or did he pass on it? I think you were correct in issuing the T (he can't get away with that), but generally, I like to wait and let the calling official (if possible, and that's a big if) take it.
I did have a water bottle incident several years ago. 3 man game; kid gets his 4th foul and coach is arguing with the calling official. I and the other official are setting up for a throw in when kid goes to bench and kicks the water bucket over, and it was full. I called a T and ejected him -- back then, Ts didn't count toward 5 personals. But my partner was fully engaged with his back partially turned toward the bench. Coach didn't see it, got defensive at first, and then when I pointed out the water all over the floor, didn't say another word.
As I told my partner tonight, game control is your number one priority.
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