Foul Language

[theboys]

Since we're on the foul language topic...

I was watching an AAU 17u game this weekend between two very good teams. Because the confines of the gym were, well, confined, you could easily hear anything said on the court, included the trash talk between the players.

With under a minute to go, A1 drove past B1 and made a lay-up to tie the score. B coach immediately called a time-out. Almost simultaneously, as A1 headed back up-court, he looked at B1, and said, "get up n*****!". The referee stopped A1 in his tracks, and said something along the lines of "If I have to tell you again to shut up, I'm going to T you up. Do you want to lose the game like that?"

Since both players were black, I thought the referee handled the situation appropriately, but it sure made you think about cultural differences, and what constitutes crossing the line.

Like, what if you were reffing in an atheist league, and one of the players said "GD". Would you give hime a T? Just kiddin'.