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Originally Posted by just another ref
My take? What's the technical for? Is this act unsportsmanlike? I don't think so. It's an act of jubilation.
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There it is.
Unlike other sports, the NFHS basketball rule set has nothing against "excessive celebration." NFHS 10-3-6c says baiting or taunting is illegal, not celebrating. In fact, penalizing this only perpetuates a rule myth.
Had the kid spiked the ball in an opponent's face, then I have a T. Otherwise, I have nothing.