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Originally Posted by just another ref
Not much else you could have done. 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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Originally Posted by RichMSN
Who, the official?
The kid spiked the ball *in celebration* of the win. So what exactly did the kid do that warranted a technical foul?
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I don't read "jubilation" or "in celebration" in the OP, so I was giving the official the benefit of the doubt. Most times (but not all, for sure), throwing the ball up in the air = celebration; spiking the ball = frustration / taunting.