Refs Fall Down On The Job
It's easier to blindly follow the rules than to think a little bit, especially for Conference USA basketball referees.
Case in point, Saturday's Houston vs. UAB game. With 56 seconds left in the game, Houston coach Tom Penders collapsed on the court due to a heart condition. Thinking that he was dramatically protesting a call against his team, the referees charged Coach Penders with a technical foul. Medical staff arrived on the scene and took Coach Penders away on a stretcher. Even though it was obvious at this point that there was a medical emergency going on, the referees refused to rescind the technical foul. UAB successfully shot two free-throws and won the game by three points.
Tom Penders is okay. Conference USA says 'appropriate actions will be taken' in regards to the referees.
How about a pink slip?
Source: Deadspin
