Obviously, I think any and all sports' fan would consider such an over-reactionary act of officiating to be inexcusable at best and unforgivable at worst. Tossing one of the brightest young stars in basketball out of a game for using his male gaze in a way that wouldn't even offend the most dedicated of feminists is objectively idiotic. That's just a fact. The NBA, which - even more so than other professional sports leagues - prides itself on its entertainment value, shouldn't be legislating the weaponization of eyeballs like killing someone with a cold-hard stare is anything more than a figurative crime. That being said, even if they are to continue doing so, Trae Young shooting Kris Dunn a glance that reeked more of motherly disappointment than it did mockery wouldn't be a good example of an unlawful glare. Simply put, for a defender who didn't so much as raise his arms when "contesting" the shot of an opponent with unlimited range, that look was more lesson than it was lampoon. The hands on those hips, as well as the subsequent head shake, were those of a parent watching their child leave the room to complete a chore that should very well be second nature to them at this point. Realistically, there should no such thing as the flagrant use of vision in sports. Contextually, however, these eyes tell me that reaction wasn't anywhere near as disrespectful as the laughable attempt at defense that proceeded it.
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