The Suns cruised to a surprisingly easy win over the Pistons, but it wasn't all fun and games. Shaquille O'Neal was ejected in the second quarter after the referees ruled that this take down of Rodney Stuckey was a foul of the flagrant two variety.
The rule book states that for a flagrant two to be called, the contact has to be both unnecessary and excessive. It was a hard foul, but I don't know how excessive it was. I think a flagrant one was in order, sure. But to me, that wasn't the type of foul that deserved the automatic ejection.
After the jump, referee Ken Mauer explains the reasoning behind the call.
The rule book states that for a flagrant two to be called, the contact has to be both unnecessary and excessive. It was a hard foul, but I don't know how excessive it was. I think a flagrant one was in order, sure. But to me, that wasn't the type of foul that deserved the automatic ejection.
After the jump, referee Ken Mauer explains the reasoning behind the call.
