Utah's Hayward Gets an Earful of West's Foul There are several dozen ways to commit a foul. Some are hard, bordering on violent, and others are so ambiguous that only the referee detected something amiss. Mavericks guard Delonte West added an innovation to the lexicon of fouls, doing something Monday night that probably will not be imitated any time soon. How about sticking a finger in an opponent's ear? West, who called his move a "wet willy," drew a technical foul for sticking his finger in Jazz guard Gordon Hayward's right ear during the Jazz's 123-121 triple-overtime win over Mavericks. And that came after he had hacked Hayward to break up a fast break. Understandably, Hayward did not take well to being intentionally poked in the ear, according to The Salt Lake Tribune. He raised both hands to complain to the officials, but restrained himself from retaliating against West. The crew had to confer about what they saw before determining that a "wet willy" is indeed a foul. "I went over the line," West told the Tribune. 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 N.B.A. is a gentlemen's game. They want us to battle and scrap, but they want us to do it nicely. West is also prepared for a call from the league office, as his move could draw some additional punishment. "The fines and stuff they put in place the last couple years, that line is like jumping off a cliff," West told the Dallas Morning News. Hayward, who is normally a cool customer on the court, said West's move struck him as odd. And a bit disgusting. "I certainly think a "wet willy" or whatever it was, shouldn't be allowed," Hayward told The Ogden Press-Standard. But that's up to the ref's interpretation.