This happened in the State Finals in 2011, Semi-Final Game in my state and was called appropriately as a technical foul.
I believe the team that did this action and threw the ball into the stands and obvious to everyone was behind by a couple of points. All I know is the official in question was applauded by the higher ups that he made this call.
Peace
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Charles Michael “Mick” Chambers (1947-2010)
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