[NBA] Referee Dalen Gets Dirk to Back Down

[FredFan7]

Dalen whacks Dirk Nowitzki and as Dirk starts to escalate the argument, Dalen asks him, "Do you want to go (get ejected)?"

No yelling, no staredown, just a quiet question and then the onus is on Dirk whether to stay or go.

Good stuff.

PS--contrary to the description, Nowitzki was NOT ejected in this sequence.

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[JugglingReferee]

That's an elite piece of officiating.

Of course, it won't work for kids games. lol