Krystkowiak Slaps Water Cup, Receives Technical Foul
Mar 14, 2019, 11:54 PM | Updated: Nov 13, 2019, 5:28 pm
Utah Utes head coach Larry Krystkowiak talks to forward Both Gach (11) during a Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinal game against the Oregon Ducks at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Thursday, March 14, 2019. (Spenser Heaps, Deseret News)
(Spenser Heaps, Deseret News)
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Perhaps channeling his inner-Rudy Gobert, Utah head coach Larry Krystkowiak drew a technical foul in the Utes’ conference tournament game against Oregon for smacking a water cup off the scorer’s table.
The coach’s outburst came after Utah center Jayce Johnson was called for a soft foul against the Ducks. Krystkowiak immediately became irate, shouted something at the official and proceeded to slap a cup off the nearby scorer’s table. He was immediately given a technical foul.
Coach Krystkowiak was quite unhappy with a call against Jayce Johnson in the Utes' loss to Oregon in the Pac-12 Conference Tournament. pic.twitter.com/GYGZZd1rWi
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) March 15, 2019
The move by Krystkowiak was quite similar to a stunt pulled off by Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert back on Dec. 7. On that day, Gobert was frustrated with a call during a game against the Houston Rockets and smacked a cup on his way to the bench. For the outburst, Gobert was ejected from the game, just three minutes into the contest.
Gobert slaps a water cup and gets himself ejected #TeamIsEverything pic.twitter.com/hg0ige2N2e
— Slam🏀Dank (@NBA_Mixes) December 7, 2018
The winner of the game between Utah and Oregon will advance to play Arizona State in the semifinals of the Pac-12 Conference Tournament on Friday.
