Orlando Magic forward Hedo Turkoglu was given a technical foul in the fourth quarter of Thursday night's NBA game against the Chicago Bulls for grabbing an official with two hands.
Turkoglu was upset about a foul that was not called, and he ran up to the referee to try to make his point, not to hurt the referee in any way. However, the NBA rules are very clear that you can not touch the referee, and the ref did not hesitate to call the technical.
The foul came at a critical juncture, as Kyle Korver made the technical free throw to tie the game at 89 with 3:47 left in the game. Fortunately, the Magic were able to pull things together afterwards and come away with a 99-94 victory.
NBA/TNT video via. H/T Larry Brown Sports.
Turkoglu was upset about a foul that was not called, and he ran up to the referee to try to make his point, not to hurt the referee in any way. However, the NBA rules are very clear that you can not touch the referee, and the ref did not hesitate to call the technical.
The foul came at a critical juncture, as Kyle Korver made the technical free throw to tie the game at 89 with 3:47 left in the game. Fortunately, the Magic were able to pull things together afterwards and come away with a 99-94 victory.
NBA/TNT video via. H/T Larry Brown Sports.
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