The bj-league's ongoing problem of policing the game has been in the spotlight in recent weeks, what with the suspensions of Kyoto's Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Shiga's Takamichi Fujiwara and Osaka's Lynn Washington just prior to the All-Star Game.
On Sunday, another incident raised concerns about the league's ability to handle this never-ending challenge.
With 6:48 remaining in the second quarter of the Akita Northern Happinets-Ryukyu Golden Kings game in Odate, Akita Prefecture, Ryukyu's Jeff Newton and Akita's Makoto Hasegawa were called for double technicals as they got tangled up. Akita's Paul Butorac, playing rough against Newton in the low post, was also charged with a technical foul as both benches cleared.