Lee v. State

During a timeout in the Big Game, a player coming off the field was berated for performing poorly, scolded for being "a bump on a log." Another timeout was called and the player was rebuked for "sitting on your ass yet again." The rant continued: "I don't know what you guys are doing over there. I'm not sure you need to be here, just let [the other team] do whatever [it] wants." A harangue like this from an irate coach is unremarkable; after all, his job is to win the game. What would be startling is if the haranguer was the game's referee , the person on the field whose job is to ensure a…