Cole was standing not far away. When he heard Thompson's words, he turned to look at him.
The two locked eyes, and Cole was the one who finally looked away.
That was what he had said to Thompson earlier when Green and Thompson were arguing.
He hadn't expected Thompson to throw it back at him.
But he had no answer to that.
Basketball was a physical sport. Green could go after Tang Tian and Walker, and Tang Tian could retaliate against Green too!
The game went into another technical timeout.
The referees went to the scoring table to review the Instant Replay of that play, and the replay appeared on the arena's LED big screen as well.
The replay showed that Tang Tian had merely blocked the shot. As for Green, he had lost his balance and fallen after being hit by the basketball!
Strictly speaking, Tang Tian and Green hadn't made any physical contact, and Tang Tian hadn't intentionally hit Green with the ball.
So it was a clean play, with no reason to call a Flagrant Foul.
After repeatedly reviewing the footage, the referees signaled that there had been no foul.
Xiao Hua frowned tightly.
The crowd erupted in boos. Even if Tang Tian didn't appear to have fouled him on the replay, they should have called a defensive foul at the very least.
But in reality, this was like Green's earlier Eye poke on Tang Tian. Without a Flagrant Foul, the referees wouldn't add an extra call.
As for a Flagrant Foul, even with Xiao Hua present, they didn't dare make one up against Tang Tian.
They had done it earlier because Tang Tian had left the court, but now Tang Tian was on it!
Play resumed after the technical timeout.
Green checked back in, and his