KG's taunting of Calderon is still making the rounds on the internet, with many calling it "disgusting" or "classless." (Although Yahoo's Ball Don't Lie considered it "awesome" in that it brought playoff level intensity into a November regular season game.) What do you guys think? I'm sure we're all biased toward KG, but I do find it amazing that he gets away with the profanity and taunting he exhibits on the court.
My own theory is that the referees and other players recognize that KG is slightly crazy. Not a dangerous Artest-crazy, or a belligerent Rasheed-crazy, but a level of intensity so high that it's simply abnormal. Because of that, the referees (fairly or not) simply look the other way at language and behavior that would get other player's T'd up in a hurry.
What's also interesting to me is that other players don't seem to hate KG - they actually seem to like him - in spite of all his taunting. I think that's because of the great respect he commands around the league, and also the fact that those players realize it's not personal; it's just the strange way KG gets himself psyched up on the court. (Calderon even mentioned that he appreciated it (?) and that the two laughed about it later in the game.)
Basically, I think KG gets away with it because he's a littel but nuts on the court - the refs know it, the players know it, and the league knows it. And because of that, he's carved out a little niche for himself where the normal rules of behavior on the court don't apply. Frankly, it's not "fair," but it seems to be understood.
It will be interesting, after all the publicity this has gotten after the Toronto game, if the league tries to do anything about it. My hunch is they may make a token effort to save face, but will then continue to allow KG to be KG.