Connell: Say these three words at a Bears game, and a ref could eject you too

Buy PhotoI was sitting at the press table in JQH Arena about 20 minutes before tipoff on Wednesday night, when a shout came down from behind me, out of Section L.

From his midcourt seat, a fan yelled toward the court where players and officials were preparing for the Bears to play Oral Roberts.

"Janssen, you're overrated!" the fan yelled in the direction of official Paul Janssen.

Janssen happened to be looking in that direction. He broke into a big smile, pointed at the fan and said, “You’re gone” while gesturing toward the main exit with his thumb.

Then, he did it again, still wearing a big smile.

Yelling at officials, even a seemingly innocent remark, could come at a price at JQH Arena.…