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technical fouls received thereafter during that regular season, the player or coach's suspension increases by one game. Penalties for unsportsmanlike technical fouls are even higher for playoff games. Players and coaches will be fined for every unsportsmanlike technical foul they receive. Those who accumulate seven unsportsmanlike technical fouls will be suspended for one game. For every two unsportsmanlike technical fouls received thereafter, the player or coach's next suspension increases by one game.
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71:(WNBA), players are allowed six personal fouls before being disqualified, and technical fouls assessed against them do not count toward this total. However, unsportsmanlike technicals in the (W)NBA carry a fine, its severity depending on the number of technicals the player has already obtained, and players are suspended for varying amounts of time after accumulating sixteen technicals in the regular season or seven in the playoffs.
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beckoning of an official. Rules against fighting vary from high school to college to the (W)NBA, but all levels penalize severely for such conduct, to include suspensions and (in the NBA) heavy fines. NFHS and NCAA require the automatic ejection of bench personnel leaving the team area during a fight, whether or not these players actually participate in the fight.
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all technical fouls, with the ball then put in play at the point of interruption (POI), the spot and circumstances where play was stopped for the technical. Since 2015–16, the NCAA awards only one free throw for so-called "Class B" technicals, such as hanging on the rim or delay of game; "Class A" technical fouls still result in two free throws. In the (
398:, shattering backboards, or delay of game. An offensive player who intentionally hangs on the backboard, unless it is legal for safety reasons, is fined $ 500 but is only assessed a non-unsportsmanlike conduct technical foul. Technical fouls assessed for a player foul penalty situation caused by an offensive foul still result in one free throw.
210:) usually incur a team warning for a first offense, followed by a team technical, or sometimes a player technical, if the same team delays a second time. From 2023–24, NCAA women's rules explicitly call for delay of game to be a team warning on the first offense and a team technical thereafter. This includes:
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In the (W)NBA, or since 2022, FIBA, during the last two minutes of any playing period (quarter or overtime), contact by a defensive player against a player throwing the basketball in before the ball is released is not considered delay of game. It is instead a special class of personal foul known as a
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or another person associated with the team in an official capacity such as a trainer or an equipment manager. Additionally, coaches or players can be assessed a technical foul for disputing an official's call too vehemently, with or without the use of profanity. This verbal unsporting technical foul
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in the United States) provides for two free throws and possession of the ball at the division line opposite the scorer's table, regardless of circumstances, for a technical foul. International basketball provides a similar penalty. Before the 2015–16 season, college basketball awarded two shots for
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Going out of bounds during an opponent's throw-in without contact (warning, then a technical foul), or touching an opposing thrower-in (intentional foul on the violator in NFHS, and is the warning for being out-of-bounds) or the ball (a technical on the offender in NFHS, and is the warning for being
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Throwing the ball into the stands or otherwise preventing a ball from being made live promptly after a made goal to allow one's team to set up on defense (if a blatantly unsportsmanlike act, a technical foul against the player; otherwise, a warning to that team and team technicals thereafter). This
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where players from both teams became involved, and grew worse after Artest retreated to the scorer's table and was hit by a cup thrown by a spectator. Artest and several teammates and opponents then ran into the stands and fought with fans. Had technical fouls been formally assessed, the result
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situation exists if a player is assessed a sixth or subsequent personal foul and must remain in the game because there are no eligible players on the bench, or if after an injury or ejection, the last player to be disqualified for his sixth personal foul must return to the game. The penalty is a
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In the (W)NBA, technical fouls are split into two classes, unsportsmanlike and non-unsportsmanlike. A player assessed an unsportsmanlike technical foul is fined, and accumulating sixteen unsportsmanlike technical fouls during the regular season will result in a one-game suspension. For every two
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Usually a fight or lesser altercation between players results in a "double technical", in which a technical foul is issued to both players involved. If any player leaves the team bench during a fight, he can be charged with a technical foul and ejected, as can any coach that does so without the
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Grasping either basket during pre-game or halftime warm-ups during the time of the officials' jurisdiction, including attempting to dunk or stuff a dead ball (whether successful or not) prior to or during the game or during any intermission of the game. Beginning in 2015–16, dunking is permitted
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In college basketball, NFHS, and lower divisions, the penalty for technical fouls has increased over the years. Initially, the opposing team was awarded one free throw. This later increased to one free throw and possession of the ball. For a while, "bench technicals" assessed on a non-active
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than under the rules used by the various competitions in the United States. First, illegal contact between players on the court is always a personal foul under international rules, whereas in the United States, such contact is, with some exceptions, a technical foul when the game clock is not
366:, or anyone else on the team bench were considered more serious and resulted in the award of two shots. (Coaches have their own technical fouls, although they may be ejected and/or suspended if they have a mix of technicals totaling two or three fouls, depending on seriousness.)
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of the offender, that of the player, coach, or otherwise, is the penalty for being assessed two technical fouls in a game, if charged directly to him/her (some technicals committed by a player are charged to the team only). In addition, any single flagrant technical foul, or a
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Not being ready to start play after a time-out, or to begin a quarter or half, or to shoot a free throw(s) at such times (a special protocol, known as the "resumption-of-play procedure", is used in NFHS, where violations instead of technicals are initially called in some such
59:, in which individual personal foul counts are not kept), players foul out after five total fouls, technical and personal combined (since 2014, one technical can be included towards the total; committing another risks immediate ejection). The latter rule is similar to that in
588:(fouled out) have both taken advantage of the disqualified player rule. Under NBA Rule 3-I-a (player fouls out) and 3-I-b (player injured or ejected), the player was assessed with a technical foul for remaining in the game or returning to the game after fouling out.
27:(colloquially known as a "T" or a "tech") is any infraction of the rules penalized as a foul which does not involve physical contact during the course of play between opposing players on the court, or is a foul by a non-player. The most common technical foul is for
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under that body's rules; the term is also used in NCAA women's rules) against a player, except in 3x3, in which two unsportsmanlike fouls result in ejection. FIBA rules call for ejection when a coach draws two technicals, or a third is called on the bench.
306:. The penalty, after a warning, was a technical foul charged to the offending team and one shot for the offense, except that if the first violation occurred within 24 seconds of the end of a period, the technical was assessed without warning.
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for laughing at him while sitting on the bench ("gesturing in such a manner as to indicate resentment," as indicated above). As he had already picked up a technical foul on the previous play, also while sitting on the bench, this led to his
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There have been a few instances in the NBA when a team's entire bench has either been injured or fouled out, and one of the five remaining eligible players fouls out, resulting in the technical foul that effectively acts as a
516:, who was the only player from either team to remain on the bench for the entire incident). In the end, nine players were suspended for a total of 146 games, including Artest for the remainder of the season.
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Non-unsportsmanlike conduct technical fouls are defined per NBA Rule 12, Section V, Paragraph c, and none count towards a fine, ejection or suspension. These fouls are assessed for excessive time-outs,
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includes throwing the ball to an official when such act is not required—such would likely incur a warning. In addition, throwing the ball at an opponent's head may also be considered a technical foul.
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The league can reclassify an unsportsmanlike conduct technical foul as a non-unsportsmanlike conduct technical foul after a game following review. For example, the NBA changed the technical foul by
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holds the record for the most technical fouls received during one season in the NBA. In the 2000–01 season, he received 41 technical fouls in 80 regular season and postseason games played.
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toward an official or another player. This can be called on either players who are currently active in the play of the game, or seated on a team's bench. It can also be assessed to a
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Failing as the free thrower to be in the free-throw semicircle when the official is ready to administer the free throw (unless the resumption-of-play procedure is in effect in NFHS,
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October 25, 2022, the Golden State Warriors and the Phoenix Suns set the record for most combined technical fouls in a quarter with 7 technicals in the 3rd quarter.
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When shooting a free throw for a technical foul, only the free throw shooter, in this case Andrei Ivanov, is allowed within the area below the free throw line extended.
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with only seconds remaining, Webber called a time-out when
Michigan had none left. The resulting excessive time-out technical foul, for which North Carolina
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February 25, 2019, from unsportsmanlike to non-unsportsmanlike, rescinding the fine and the foul count, primarily over safety issues.
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in FIBA and NCAA women's play, incurs ejection. FIBA rules do not provide for ejection for any number of non-flagrant technicals (known as
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to sink an 18-footer as time expired to force a third overtime. NBA rules were changed the following year to prevent a repeat occurrence.
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219:"throw-in foul" (FIBA) or "away from the play foul" (W(NBA)), and is penalized by one free throw and possession.
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1170:"Warriors and Suns tie record for most technicals in a quarter"
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1215:"The 20 Players With The Most Technical Fouls In NBA History"
1184:"The 20 NBA players with the most technical fouls in history"
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1242:"Who has the most NBA technical fouls in the last 50 years?"
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Technical fouls are handled slightly differently under
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950:"Panel approves flopping rule in women's basketball"
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592:List of NBA career technical fouls leaders
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1150:. ESPN Internet Ventures. April 18, 2007
1114:"NBA suspends Artest for rest of season"
1059:Letourneau, Connor (February 26, 2019).
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1034:"Dwight Howard's tech upheld by league"
603:Statistics accurate as of June 17, 2021
69:Women's National Basketball Association
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1240:Kennedy, Alex (December 15, 2023).
1120:. November 22, 2004. Archived from
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973:"NBA expands rules on technicals"
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1066:San Francisco Chronicle
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29:unsportsmanlike conduct
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427:University of Michigan
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2389:Basketball portal
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489:Pacers–Pistons brawl
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1188:www.interbasket.net
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1124:on January 23, 2009
329:2010–11 season
327:Beginning with the
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283:Player Foul Penalty
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2100:Run and gun
1963:Shootaround
1916:Uncontested
1872:Finger roll
1827:Back screen
1524:Goaltending
956:October 18,
803:Kobe Bryant
674:Gary Payton
629:Karl Malone
558:Karl Malone
545:David Stern
505:Ben Wallace
477:Jo Jo White
228:situations)
145:Goaltending
92:Infractions
65:high school
57:3x3 variant
2342:Air Jordan
2292:Half court
2164:Man-to-man
2115:Small ball
2085:Fast break
2019:Continuity
1884:Posterized
1850:Free throw
1728:Field goal
1694:Statistics
1529:Shot clock
1483:3 seconds
1476:Violations
1416:Wheelchair
1411:Six-on-six
1401:Twenty-one
1396:One-on-one
1391:Streetball
1378:Variations
1298:Basketball
1198:October 2,
1118:NBC Sports
1099:2009-09-07
933:References
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501:Ron Artest
186:megaphones
149:free throw
21:basketball
2257:Backboard
2250:Equipment
2075:Princeton
1901:Hook shot
1889:Alley-oop
1879:Slam dunk
1855:Jump shot
1812:Euro step
1805:Crossover
1606:Sixth man
1598:Positions
1590:Game play
1562:Technical
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1499:5 seconds
1456:Officials
1451:Jump ball
1044:March 30,
983:March 30,
481:Gar Heard
2410:Category
2318:Clothing
2207:Match-up
2057:Triangle
2004:Ball hog
1956:Practice
1947:Playbook
1933:Strategy
1906:Air ball
1860:Fadeaway
1843:Shooting
1834:Slashing
1627:Shooting
1557:Personal
1552:Flagrant
1514:Carrying
1461:Turnover
1386:Slamball
1255:June 11,
1246:espn.com
1225:June 11,
1192:Archived
1148:ESPN.com
1038:ESPN.com
1017:April 8,
977:ESPN.com
921:See also
541:ejection
461:overtime
362:player,
139:Fighting
76:ejection
2325:Uniform
2309:Whistle
2187:1–2–1–1
2132:Defense
2032:Shuffle
2009:Gravity
1997:Offense
1940:General
1800:Dribble
1766:Defense
1742:Rebound
1716:Offense
1658:Stretch
1641:Forward
1492:Defense
1487:Offense
1355:History
1327:Leagues
425:of the
349:Penalty
256:Having
193:tobacco
61:college
2330:Sleeve
2267:Basket
2223:Amoeba
2216:Hybrid
2067:Motion
1972:Drills
1822:Screen
1747:Assist
1675:Center
619:Ref(s)
572:. The
304:basket
206:, and
191:Using
2356:Media
2287:Glass
2282:Court
2192:1–3–1
2042:Wheel
1979:Mikan
1867:Layup
1792:Moves
1778:Steal
1773:Block
1723:Point
1665:Point
1653:Power
1648:Small
1632:Combo
1622:Point
1615:Guard
1567:Bonus
1544:Fouls
1439:Rules
615:Total
509:brawl
439:guard
236:supra
110:coach
2262:Ball
2202:Line
2179:Zone
2027:Flex
1817:Flop
1335:FIBA
1257:2024
1250:ESPN
1227:2024
1200:2023
1156:2009
1130:2008
1074:2019
1046:2011
1019:2011
985:2011
958:2023
612:Name
495:and
455:and
371:NFHS
300:zone
208:NFHS
204:NCAA
53:FIBA
23:, a
2304:Net
2297:Key
2272:Rim
2197:2–3
2090:Fly
1984:Tip
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1340:NBA
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