WASHINGTON — The Capital City Go-Go were cruising to their first blowout win of the season, which meant their new coach, Ryan Richman, was about to earn the smoothest victory of his young head coaching career. But there was a tiny bump to overcome.



Wizards point guard Justin Robinson, who was playing with the organization’s G League affiliate, wasn’t thrilled with the officiating. So, he went to his 30-year-old head coach and posed as poised a question as a competitive, inexperienced player dissatisfied with referees can ask: “Would it be a bad look if I got a tech right now?”



Richman told him he thought it would. The Go-Go had a big lead. He’d have to cool down on his own. “But I’ll tell you what,” he continued. “I’ll get a technical for you later this year.”



Richman hasn’t drawn the tech yet. He hasn’t cursed out a ref or mercilessly insulted anyone on the opposition. And...