Olympic Whaddya Got

[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

[constable]

Originally Posted by grunewar

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

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

As opposed to what? letting them pound the piss out of each other?

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by constable

As opposed to what? letting them pound the piss out of each other?

As a HS official, there have been many a discussion on this board on what to do in case of a fight or heated discussion.

Do you stand back and watch? Take numbers? Let the players self-enforce? Coaches? Do you ever physically touch a player? Push or hold a player? etc.

I was simply posting pictures of how this/these officials handled this particular situation.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by constable

As opposed to what? letting them pound the piss out of each other?

As opposed to never putting your hands on a player or never holding back a player during a fight and that player getting hit while you are holding them.

[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.