The Pool Report interview was conducted by Jim Owczarski (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) with Crew Chief Bill Kennedy following tonight’s Raptors at Bucks Game.
QUESTION: At 6:40 of the fourth quarter there was a review of the altercation on the baseline. What were the two hostile acts you referenced for Bucks center Brook Lopez to be assessed each technical.
KENNEDY: Lopez gets tangled up with [Gary] Trent Jr. and during his entanglement, Lopez rips off the headband of Trent Jr., that’s the first technical foul. During the altercation Lopez, which makes it a separate act, Lopez then escalates the behavior by pushing and shoving back to try to get it at [O.G.] Anunoby, that’s the second technical foul.
QUESTION: Also, what were the acts that led to the technical fouls for O.G. Anunoby and assistant coach Jamaal Magloire.
KENNEDY: Anunoby escalates by shoving back to Lopez. The assistant coach Magloire he also pushes Portis which escalates the situation, both of which were penalized with technical fouls.