1.   He missed and, instead, hit the referee, Don Koharski, and got an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for his efforts.

2.   In truth, an NBA player hitting a referee is tantamount to aggravated assault in the real world.

3.   No one involved in Philadelphia public school sports can remember a previous incident of a player hitting a referee.

4.   Ravelli retaliated when he came charging out of the goal and kicked the ball at Rodhas, hitting the referee squarely on his leg.

5.   Should a player who hits a referee be treated differently from a player who hits another player?

6.   Should a student who hits a referee be subjected to the same punishment as a student who hits a teacher?

7.   An assistant referee was hit in the head and hospitalized with concussion.

8.   It was action similar to the time he threw the ball and hit the referee in a French league game.

9.   Someone in the crowd then threw a giveaway T-shirt on the court, and someone else nearly hit referee Mark Wunderlich with a pack of gum.

10.   Someone else then nearly hit referee Mark Wunderlich with a pack of gum.