[MN BB Ref]

I too believe in acting like a professional when I'm on the court, but in this case it was a special treat to have "Crunch" from the Timberwolves there and I thought it would be nice to "humanize" the officials...for the fans to see that we do have a sense of humor and aren't completely full of ourselves. At the same time, we obviously had limits and we discussed all the "fun" with the mascot before tipoff.

I wouldn't hesitate to do this again and I have no regrets for having done it.

Dave