There are a few things a player can get away with in the NBA—taking five steps to the basket and not getting a travelling call or swatting a once-untouchable sensation with a Lin-sane forearm (Jason Kidd on Jeremy Lin?) and getting a no-call; but putting your hands on a referee is still a no-no.
The Orlando Magic's Hedo Turkoglu learned that the hard way last night at the United Center.
The Magic were involved in a close game against the Chicago Bulls when the Magic forward thought he was fouled going to the hoop and went to plead his case with ref Carl Lane.
While addressing Lane, Turkoglu innocently put both hands on the ref who immediately gave him a technical.
Turkoglu continued to grab at Lane then went over and played two-hand touch on the other referee Phil Spinner.
The "T' really didn't matter as Orlando got a big game from Dwight Howard and the Magic defeated the Bulls, 99-94, snapping Chicago's eight game winning streak.
Turkoglu is lucky he didn't get two on the play— two technicals that is.
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