Olympic Whaddya Got

[Raymond]

In my rules sets I have Flagrant PF and a FF2.

[JetMetFan]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

In my rules sets I have Flagrant PF and a FF2.

Same here. It's going to be hard - though not impossible, of course - for a coach to argue with an ejection on that type of play.

[APG]

That's a punch and easy flagrant foul/flagrant two/punching foul. Batum said he did that because the Spanish team was flopping/embellishing the entire game. The final straw was probably a couple of plays earlier where Ronnie Turiaf was called for an unsportsmanlike foul where in reality, the Spanish player just threw his legs under himself and fell to the ground quite easily. A soccer player would have been proud.

Still, no excuse for that kind of play and easy disqualification/ejection.

[grunewar]

Nicolas Batum punches Juan Carlos Navarro in the groin near the end of France-Spain quarterfinal - Yardbarker

[JugglingReferee]

Maybe I need a bigger screen. I thought B1 hit the ball.

He hits his nuts??? Ok, that's a see-ya.....

[BktBallRef]

I'm tossing him. I think he's tossed in NCAA and NBA as well, after review.

[grunewar]

Let's just say the refs "interjected" themselves into the situation.

France's Batum punches Spain's Navarro - Galleries | USA Today Sports Olympics

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

Maybe I need a bigger screen. I thought B1 hit the ball.

He hits his nuts??? Ok, that's a see-ya.....

Well, he did hit the basketball but that wasn't his intent. I've never seen someone go for the ball with a fist like that. After he hit the ball (more in a glancing hit than direct) he hit his nuts.

[tref]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

I've never seen someone go for the ball with a fist like that.

Right, and even if he knocked the ball loose with his fist it would be a violation anyhow.