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NEW YORK -- Doc Rivers had something to say and wanted to make sure he was close enough to be heard.Too close, according to NBA rules.Rivers was given a technical foul for crossing over midcourt, then another and ejected for his tirade that followed in the Los Angeles Clippers 127-122 loss in double overtime to the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night.The Clippers trailed by two late in the first OT and fouled Nets rookie Isaiah Whitehead in the backcourt after he received the inbounds pass. Rivers appeared to think Whitehead swung his elbows and should have been called for the foul, and walked nearly to the Nets bench to say something to referee Lauren Holtkamp.Rivers said they werent even arguing, and that Holtkamp had agreed with what Rivers said. But Mauer, who was standing on the Clippers side of the court, called what Rivers said was an awful tech.It was the damndest tech to give at that time, Rivers said. What the league is going to fall back on, `He crossed the halfcourt. Youll see tomorrow thats what theyre going to say and were all going to know that thats not the real reason.But Mauer said it was.Technically, the first technical was for crossing the midcourt. Thats automatic, Mauer told a pool reporter.Rivers -- a member of the leagues competition committee that recommended a rule approved this year to extend the coachs box -- then became enraged and began yelling at Mauer, who cited Rivers behavior and language in issuing the second technical and automatic ejection. Rivers had to be held back by players and assistants from getting closer to Mauer.I dont think that an official that has nothing to do with the play should be giving someone a tech. Thats my thing. Thats why I got upset, Rivers said. He didnt know what we were talking about. It wasnt even an argument.---Follow Brian Mahoney on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Briancmahoney Cheap Custom Packers Jersey . Peter Gammons, an analyst for Major League Baseballs network and website, drew the ire of hockey fans on Sunday when he criticized the two NHL teams on Twitter for their physical game the night before. Wholesale Custom Packers Shirts .Y. -- Jayna Hefford scored the winning goal Friday as Canada survived a scare with a 4-3 win over Sweden at the Four Nations womens hockey tournament. http://www.custompackersjersey.com/ . The 43-year-old closer, in his 19th and final big league season, has said hed like to play the outfield. Yankees manager Joe Girardi says hes thinking about allowing Rivera to do it this weekend, when the Yankees finish their season with a three-game series at the Houston Astros. Custom Packers T-shirts . Those lessons were more than enough to overwhelm the Utah Jazz. Lou Williams scored 25 points and the Hawks continued their offensive upswing as they rolled to an easy 118-85 victory over the Jazz on Friday night, winning their third straight and for the fourth time in five games. Custom Packers Jersey China . Thousands of fans at Mosaic Stadium will be cozying up to each other in an effort to stay warm in chilly temperatures and block the Prairie wind that locals say can knock your socks off. North Carolina will be without starting left guard Caleb Peterson for the remainder of the season, the school announced Thursday.Peterson, a four-year starter for the Tar Heels, will undergo surgery Friday to repair a back injury.Petersons loss is the latest among a growing list of significant injuries for No. 22 North Carolina, which lost starting receiver Mack Hollins to a season-ending injury earlier this week and also announced backup middle linebacker Jonathan Smith underwent foot suurgery that will end his season this week.ddddddddddddPeterson is set to have surgery performed by Dr. Andrew Dossett in Dallas this week. He had started 30 consecutive games before missing the past two with the back injury. He is the second offensive lineman lost for the season for UNC, joining guard John Ferranto.North Carolina travels to Virginia this week. ' ' '