Required equipment question

[JeffTheRef]

Originally posted by ChuckElias
I realize that most of you don't have to worry about mouthguards, but here's the situation. Ball is in transition and moved into the frontcourt. A5 and B5 are trailing the play in the backcourt. I'm Trail and observing the guys in the backcourt.

As they move up the court, A5's mouthguard (required equipment in MA) falls out. As he goes to pick it up, B5 looks down at it and kicks it OOB.

Suggestions on what (if anything) should be done about this? Stop play and allow A5 to retrieve the mouthguard? T on B5? Nothing?

for analysis. Presence of Scope is grounds for the dreaded ex-post-facto tecnical foul for using a banned mouthwash.