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I felt bad for the guy because he's always been a very easy coach to deal with. Very respectful toward officials and never causing much trouble. Pretty well-respected by everyone around here. The kid that dunked in pregame knew exactly what he had done, and I heard the coach berating him afterward with phrases like "How many times have I told all of you that you can't do that, it will be a cold day in hell before you ever dunk again," etc. The last one, he was trying to be proactive in keeping things from escalating, but the 2 players got around him and into the middle of things anyway. There are plenty of coaches around here I wouldn't feel bad about running, but he's not one of them.
As for how far the kids came out on the floor - this was a really small gym where the bench is the front row of the bleachers on one side, and there's maybe 3 feet of space between the sideline and the stands. So the kids that came off the bench, they weren't that far from the bench, but it was more than a few steps onto the floor. They were definitely on the court in the middle of the scuffle.
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