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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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382:, the penalty remains one free throw for the opposing team, with play resuming from the point of interruption. The shot clock is reset to 14 seconds if it read less than such at the time of the foul. The team awarded the foul shots for a technical may select the player(s) to shoot them (this rule differs slightly from level to level and internationally), as opposed to personal fouls, where the player fouled, unless injured, must shoot his own foul shots.
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.
313:, the rule, now known as "Defensive Three Seconds," prohibits a defender from being in the shooting lane for three seconds, unless guarding an opponent within arm's reach (or the player with the ball, regardless of distance). The penalty is the same as it was for an illegal defense, except that no warning is issued. The WNBA implemented this rule in 2013.
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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 (
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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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An instance where many technical fouls could have been called, but were not (instead, the game was abandoned, a remedy available to the officials when too many players would have or have been disqualified or ejected for the game to continue, or when a team continually commits technical fouls in order
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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
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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,
135:. In NCAA women's basketball, effective in 2023–24, the first offense is a warning, with subsequent offenses being technical fouls assessed as team personal fouls, but not as individual personal fouls.
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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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31:. Technical fouls can be assessed against players, bench personnel, the entire team (often called a bench technical), or even the crowd. These fouls, and their penalties, are more serious than a
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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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Failure to supply the scorer with names and numbers of team players prior to the start of the scheduled contest, or at least 10 minutes prior to the contest in some jurisdictions
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Uniform violations, including illegal insignia or numbers; having 2 or more players with the same number; or having the wrong number for a player in the official scorebook
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On
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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The act of disrespectfully addressing or contacting an official, or gesturing in such a manner as to indicate resentment, is an example of a technical foul
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67:, and middle school basketball in the United States. However, in leagues that play 48-minute games such as the NBA, and in some leagues such as the
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game on
February 25, 2019, from unsportsmanlike to non-unsportsmanlike, rescinding the fine and the foul count, primarily over safety issues.
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543:. Upon further review it was determined that this technical foul was inconsistent with the league's game management, and NBA commissioner
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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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Kicking or striking the basketball at any time using the foot (in an unsportsmanlike manner; unintentional kicking is a violation only)
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If the coach leaves his box, especially to argue. There are times when a coach may go to the scorer's table to correct a game error.
320:, the playing of music by their band, or for dangerous offenses such as throwing items (particularly ice or coins) onto the court.
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269:(NBA only) playing a "scratched" player (a rule adopted in 2005 where up to two "scratches" are permissible on a 14-man roster)
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Additionally, home teams can be assessed technical fouls resulting from their partisans' misconduct for excessive use of
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technical foul (with one free throw) for each extra personal foul or returning to the game after disqualification.
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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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holds the all-time mark for most technical fouls by a player in a career with 332, a record previously held by
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The NBA has an
Illegal Defense rule. Until 2001, it was designed to stop defenders from dropping back into a
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28:
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successfully converted to increase the lead to two, it gave the Suns possession at halfcourt, and enabled
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Allowing players to lock arms in order to restrict the movement of an opponent (usually a team technical)
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Many infractions can result in the calling of a technical foul. One of the most common is the use of
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bucket. Faced with the near-impossibility of sinking an 80-foot desperation shot, Suns guard
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would likely have been the ejection of both teams' entire squads (except for
Pistons player
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addressing or contacting an official or gesturing in such a manner as to indicate resentment
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suspended
Crawford for the rest of the season. Duncan was fined $ 25,000 for the incident.
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called a time-out the Suns did not have. While this gave the
Celtics a free throw, which
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of the
Pistons began scuffling after Artest fouled Wallace hard. This escalated into a
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Huddling at the foul line for an excessive time (warning, then a technical in NFHS)
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involving players and spectators on
November 19, 2004, in an NBA game between the
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made both foul shots, ended any hopes
Michigan had of claiming the championship.
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during warmup periods in NCAA play, although hanging on the rim remains illegal.
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Basketball foul which does not involve physical contact between players
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In what has been called the greatest game ever played, Game 5 of the
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In the NBA, there must be five players on the court at all times. A
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One of the most famous technical fouls ever assessed was called on
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Illegal substitution or entering the game at an impermissible time
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for clearing Jeremy Lamb's loose shoe off the playing court in a
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may be assessed regardless of whether the ball is dead or alive.
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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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Disagreement in which a player demonstrates how he was fouled
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Lifting or jumping onto a teammate to gain a height advantage
1242:"Who has the most NBA technical fouls in the last 50 years?"
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Beginning the game with a starting player not so designated
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Violations of the rules for delaying the game (in the NBA,
1061:"NBA rescinds DeMarcus Cousins' technical against Hornets"
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out-of-bounds) as it is held entirely in out-of-bounds
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Other offenses can result in technical fouls, such as:
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Technical fouls are handled slightly differently under
1144:"Crawford suspended indefinitely; Duncan fined $ 25K"
950:"Panel approves flopping rule in women's basketball"
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Running toward an official to complain about a call
275:Remaining in or returning to the game after being
335:Making aggressive gestures anywhere on the court
260:, or too few (NBA; NCAA and NFHS if intentional)
600:players with the most career technical fouls:
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51:running or when the ball is dead. Second, in
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487:to make a travesty of proceedings), was the
172:Remaining out of bounds to gain an advantage
39:(an ejectable offense in leagues below the
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592:List of NBA career technical fouls leaders
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1114:"NBA suspends Artest for rest of season"
1059:Letourneau, Connor (February 26, 2019).
534:was charged a technical foul by referee
1034:"Dwight Howard's tech upheld by league"
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603:Statistics accurate as of June 17, 2021
69:Women's National Basketball Association
43:(NBA), and potentially so in the NBA).
1003:"Magic's Howard, Richardson suspended"
35:, but not necessarily as serious as a
188:for coaching purposes during the game
7:
1194:from the original on October 7, 2023
971:Abbott, Henry (September 24, 2010).
246:and more technical issues, such as:
1240:Kennedy, Alex (December 15, 2023).
1120:. November 22, 2004. Archived from
1032:Associated Press (March 30, 2011).
952:(Press release). NCAA. June 8, 2023
272:Refusing to occupy the proper bench
1001:Associated Press (April 7, 2011).
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302:and thus preventing drives to the
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973:"NBA expands rules on technicals"
471:hit upon an unusual solution. He
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1095:. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc
344:Excessive inquiries about a call
55:play (except for the half-court
396:a player foul penalty situation
369:Today, high school basketball (
123:Baiting or taunting an opponent
74:In most American competitions,
41:National Basketball Association
1093:NBA.com/Suns: Arizona Republic
133:Faking being fouled (flopping)
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1213:Daubs, Kyle (June 17, 2021).
596:The following list shows the
291:Requesting an excess time-out
258:too many players on the court
1087:Young, Bob (June 3, 2001).
519:In a 2007 game against the
431:1993 NCAA championship game
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1089:"SUNS: Greatest Game Ever"
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570:bonus free throw situation
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1504:Time line (8/10 seconds)
1040:. ESPN Internet Ventures
979:. ESPN Internet Ventures
179:Shattering the backboard
1066:San Francisco Chronicle
392:defensive three seconds
141:or threatening to fight
29:unsportsmanlike conduct
2347:Chuck Taylor All-Stars
427:University of Michigan
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2395:Outline of basketball
2389:Basketball portal
1368:Protocol of Stockholm
407:Golden State Warriors
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85:unsportsmanlike fouls
2416:Basketball penalties
1894:Backboard shattering
489:Pacers–Pistons brawl
1509:Basket interference
1188:www.interbasket.net
1172:. October 25, 2022.
1124:on January 23, 2009
329:2010–11 season
327:Beginning with the
311:2001–02 season
309:Beginning with the
283:Player Foul Penalty
48:international rules
582:Los Angeles Lakers
503:of the Pacers and
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81:disqualifying foul
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1317:Index of articles
1312:Glossary of terms
1219:fadeawayworld.net
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728:Russell Westbrook
525:San Antonio Spurs
417:Notable instances
411:Charlotte Hornets
197:smokeless tobacco
181:or rim of a goal.
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893:DeMarcus Cousins
848:Shaquille O'Neal
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578:Cliff Levingston
521:Dallas Mavericks
403:DeMarcus Cousins
318:artificial noise
106:profane language
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863:Jermaine O'Neal
833:Carmelo Anthony
659:Rasheed Wallace
644:Charles Barkley
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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
532:Tim Duncan
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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