Is it just me, or am I now really interested in seeing this "kick"?
If he angrily kicked the ball into the crowd, that's a technical. If he bounced the ball upward with his foot, that's a no-call.
My first thought was, "Guess what - more Kobe Bryant favoritism." After reading the way Reality has back-pedaled on exactly what happened, it wouldn't surprise me if Kobe Bryant just kicked the ball gently back to the referee.
I want to see the kick to see just how stupid the ultra-Anti-Bryant extremists are, or just how stupid the ultra-Bryant apologists are.