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As a coach, I agree with BktBallRef. While the second foul clearly meets the intentional criteria, the second only occurred because the first did not get called. About to whistle is the first problem - ball was dead. Even if you didn't tweet it quickly enough, there was a common foul on A2 that you were in the process of calling when the bear hug happened. Now tell that you have a technical foul on A2 for the bear hug after the first foul and I am really going nuts!
End of game, refs need to watch the tendency to wait for a solid foul to blow the whistle. If you know they are going to need a foul, you better be prepared when the first contact happens, because you are going to get a steady escalation in contact if you don't hit the first one. That's when players get hurt, teams begin to get chippy with each other, etc. Call the first foul immediately and avoid the escalation that is bound to occur if you wave off on the first contact.
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