Where Professionalism Ends.....????

[rockyroad]

I'm not a lawyer (thank God) and I don't even act like one, so I can't speak to the legalities of what happened. I can tell a brief story from our area...summer league, HS Varsity boys with their regular coaches...coach charges official after foul call and pushes official. Official attempts to walk away...coach grabs official from behind...official (who ia a some-degree-or-other black belt) proceeds to take coach down and temporarily incapacitate coach...police called...coach arrested...ultimately coach found guilty of misdemeanor assault, forced to resign position as coach, and ended up with some kind of probation/community service. Official - congatulated by judge on his calm handling of a potentially dangerous situation.

The difference is that the official attempted to walk away and was attacked again...I don't think the official in the OP can claim that...because he pushed back, he should receive some kind of disciplinary action from the association...and then all his buddies should take him out for a few of JR's "brown-pops"...