It’s almost as if the Zebras just wanna ruin the fun. Imagine if this was the first time a kid was able to see Giannis in person? All that time, money, and effort to see your favorite player just for them to get the boot.

To eject Giannis over that, but a few days ago Draymond Green is allowed to run and yell at refs for 45 seconds and gets no tech for it is just a gross display of abusive power.

  • tc1988@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I’ll be honest, I kind of hate the “first time a kid was able to see Giannis” argument.

    Am I the only one who would find it both cringey and distasteful if an 8-year old kid hit a basket and proceeded to “mean mug” his opponent and then do the “too small” gesture as he was walking away. These young kids love to emulate their favorite players, so, to me, I don’t think these kinds of taunts should be apart of the game.

    I get the calls for more consistency, but I think the NBA needs to clean up the celebrations that are directed at opposing players. I get celebrating your shot, but when that celebration is directed at another player, I think it crosses the line.

    Here Giannis both “mean mugged” his opponent by taking 2 steps towards him and then did the “too small” gesture. To me, that’s taunting. As such, I don’t have a problem with a technical being assessed.