Since we don't know what he actually said to Ed Malloy, we have no way of knowing if the technical was deserved, or not. Given that Ed Malloy is one of the better, more level headed NBA officials, Westbrook must have said something that crossed a line for Malloy to T him up in the first place. I'd be pissed about this is I was an NBA official, not just Ed Malloy, but any NBA official. I like the use of replay, but this second guessing after the fact on technicals is total bullshit. Just because Westbrook wasn't jumping up and down and screaming doesn't mean the technical wasn't deserved.
So, if Westbrook gets a technical tonight, and OKC still has a chance to make the playoffs, will that one be rescinded, too? How many do overs does this guy get???? Why even have the 16 technicals = 1 game suspension rule if it only applies if the next game is meaningless?
BNM