TNT Tropang 5G coach Chot Reyes argues with the game officials during the PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals against Magnolia Hotshots. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines—Getting a technical foul for resentment to a call may not have be the prettiest sight for coach Chot Reyes but for him, it was necessary.

Before TNT won over Magnolia in its PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals affair on Wednesday at Philsports Arena, Reyes had an unpleasant scene in the second quarter.

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After numerous complaints on non-calls, Reyes threw a tantrum and even kicked one of the chairs on TNT’s bench which earned him a technical foul.

Was it something he regretted? Maybe not entirely.

“Sometimes you have to do those things to fire up not only the players but to really let the officials also know how displeased we were with several non-calls,” explained Reyes after their nail-biting 89-88 win over the Hotshots.