Are They Unprofessional?

[WAZebra]

I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I was watching a high school boyÂ’s team playing in a district high school looser out game.

During the game this one official seemed to be calling a different game (3 man). As I am watching the game, I notice this official looking up in the stands during a time out or while he was the C during free throws or other times when the action was slow. This guy has a buddy in the stands sitting above the table. This buddy is giving him gestures and hand signals on what to call on the floor. I observed his buddy give an elbows out in front type signal, very next whistle, illegal screen. Same thing for 3 seconds and other calls. The thing that sent me over the edge was when this official mocked his partnerÂ’s calls on the floor with his buddy in the stands. It was obvious that He was non supportive and show boating.

At first I was simply amazed at what I saw but then the more I thought about it the more it bothers me. It was unprofessional to say the least and disrespectful to his partners, players and everyone involved in this district tournament.

What do u think about this? How would you handle a situation like this if you were one of the guys officiating with him, or observed this as I did?