Delonte West Gives Gordon Hayward 'Wet Willy,' Earns Technical Foul (VIDEO)

Delonte West earned a technical foul for giving Gordon Hayward a "wet willy."

Excessively arguing with the referee or getting overly physical, to the point where a fight nearly breaks out, usually earns players a technical foul, unless you're Tim Duncan (we're looking at you Joey Crawford). But on Monday night, Dallas' Delonte West got himself one of the most bizarre technicals we've ever seen.

During the second quarter, Utah's Gordon Hayward drew a foul on West away from the ball as Devin Harris tried push the Jazz offense. As Hayward walked away, West followed and, all of the sudden, he stuck his finger in his ear and pushed him.

The referees didn't see the incident, but ended up reviewing it on instant replay and handed West a technical foul for the 'Three Stooges' move.

"I went over the line," West said after the triple-overtime loss. "I saw some lint in his hair, and I wanted to get it out for him. Seriously, we were like two warriors out there. But I forgot the NBA is a gentlemen’s game. They want us to battle and scrap, but they want us to do it nicely."

He insisted that it he just got "caught in the moment" and when asked if he gave the Jazz sophomore a "Wet Willy," he apparently just smiled.

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Comments

[panichead]

07:31 PM on 04/20/2012

Delonte West is the cat who was sleeping with LeBron James mom while they played together in Cleveland.

[chiodo08]

09:20 AM on 04/20/2012

is that a ret@rd?...seriously, what's his deal? he gets caught sleeping at the arena because he's "homeless" and has no money...really?...what's the minimum in that league?

[mcgcrew5]

12:15 AM on 04/19/2012

Stop referring to this as the "WET WILLY" and more about the racist comment West made after that gang like behavior ?

[azm1010]

11:38 AM on 04/18/2012

A cheap shot in the biggest way? A finger in the ear. Please.

"OW, my ear! I don't think can play anymore!"

Wait this is basketball.

[newleaf]

11:04 AM on 04/18/2012

Palin is writing this strategy on her palm for the next time she sees Katie Couric.

[Quotidien]

08:06 AM on 04/18/2012

More like a dry willy. Didn't see the finger in the mouth part.

Should be downgraded to a two-shot foul. lol

[MHB48]

07:35 AM on 04/18/2012

I wonder if he would have stuck his finger in Bill Lambeer's ear if they had been playing against eachother? I know that's just a hypothetical question but I would have LOVED to have seen the result of that. I think Mr. West would have recieved MUCH more that just a technical...and deservedly so.

[Tom Bleecker]

10:01 PM on 04/17/2012

Give us a break! These guys, most of whom barely graduated high school, are paid millions of dollars to throw a ball through a metal hoop and they're complaining about someone poking a finger in their ear - while men much younger and with more education are fighting in the Middle East? These prima donna NBA players are a bunch of pantywaist! I have a finger for these crybabies!

[IsotelusMaximus]

12:38 AM on 04/18/2012

Please. Do Your coworkers stick their fingers in Your ears when You're in Your cubicle?

[Tom Bleecker]

01:12 AM on 04/18/2012

I don't have coworkers. I'm a self employed writer. That aside, if I did have coworkers and one of them did that, what do you think the odds are that it would make national news? What do you feel about the fights in the NHL or the helmet to helmet resultant brain concussions? Even if a coworker did that, it still wouldn't make national news. Finally, a guy being paid millions of dollars to play basketball and ends up getting a finger in his ear after making a lay-up that millions watched on TV is worlds apart from some unknown working in a cubicle.

[Quotidien]

08:06 AM on 04/18/2012

Yes, she does...and I love it :)

[Razrback11]

04:56 AM on 04/18/2012

How can you comment on a basketball video while men AND women are fighting in the Middle East? As a writer, you should only write about the Middle East! As a former soldier, I can say that I want these men playing basketball, and I do not care how much they are paid. They take our minds off of life for a few hours a night. In regards to the millions they make, would you rather them make less, so the billionaire owners could make more? I really don't see the logic in your post. It seems as if you just wanted to ramble for a moment. It was a silly play. That's why there is a story about it.

[Tom Bleecker]

11:43 AM on 04/18/2012

Looks like you rambled for more than a moment. According to the video I watched, the incident was not portrayed as a "silly play." As an aside, players being paid less does not necessarily equate to the owners being paid more. Anyway, I agree with you that you missed the logic of my post.

[Colonel Angus]

09:46 PM on 04/17/2012

Whats with all the racial comments?

Has the fox website crashed or something?

[WestCoastLib]

08:16 PM on 04/17/2012

LOL that's just a willy, NOT a WET WILLY!

HuffPo get your research game up!

[IsotelusMaximus]

12:40 AM on 04/18/2012

LOL. You're right! There was no wet in that willy!

[Joepalookatoo]

08:15 PM on 04/17/2012

CLASS vs NO class!

[Razrback11]

04:59 AM on 04/18/2012

What are you talking about? How are white players treated? I frequently watch the NBA and I think you are creating your own reality, so you have something to complain about.

[Minnehaha]

07:10 PM on 04/17/2012

He did or said something to Delonte to deserve that wet willy!

[ForReallyReal]

07:10 PM on 04/17/2012

I can only assume Hayward neglected to bring donuts to the warm up....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZukVN_djZds

[Robert Turner]

07:01 PM on 04/17/2012

2 points for style.