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				Evolution of a Taunt
			 
			 
			
		
		
		
			
			Recently I have observed that sometimes players who complete a well-contested but successful "try for goal" in the post will make a gesture: briefly stooping while holding their hand open faced to the ground /floor. I've even seen shorter players do this on taller players recently when I played pickup games at the park. I've only seen it maybe twice in my NF games this past season; however, I m sure this gesture will increase in frequency as it appears to be gaining traction in basketball culture.  Would it be a stretch to start calling this gesture "taunting" and penalize it as such or should it be ignored and just let the kids have fun? From what I can tell so far, this gesture has elicited amusement rather than malcontent from the defender.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
				  
				
					
						Last edited by Kansas Ref; Sat Apr 08, 2023 at 05:58am.
					
					
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