technical foul
Unsportsmanlike conduct violation
A technical foul in basketball is a penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct or rule violations that don't involve physical contact with an opponent—arguing with referees, excessive celebration, or delay of game.
Unlike personal fouls, technicals result in free throws for the opposing team without a change of possession.
Two technicals usually mean ejection.
Outside basketball, technical foul sometimes describes any procedural violation: Filing late was a technical foul that cost us the contract.
Contrary to athletic ethics
- ejectionForced removal from somewhere
- misconductImproper professional behavior
- tauntingInsulting to provoke
- disrespectLack of regard
arguing · profanity · gesturing · baiting · trash talk · demonstrating · confrontation · verbal abuse
Uncontested penalty basket attempt
- refereeSports rule enforcer
- whistleShrill air-blown sounder
- ejectionForced removal from somewhere
- shot clockTimer limiting possession duration
officials · bench · coach · scoreboard · time-out · jump ball · bonus · two shots
Alert about danger
- ejectionForced removal from somewhere
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- fineAcceptable in quality
- free throwUncontested penalty basket attempt
possession · two-shot · automatic · accumulation · flagrant · offsetting · assessed · ruling
unsportsmanlike
Contrary to athletic ethics
- ejectionForced removal from somewhere
- misconductImproper professional behavior
- tauntingInsulting to provoke
disrespect · arguing · profanity · gesturing · baiting · trash talk · demonstrating · confrontation · verbal abuse · threatening
free throw
Uncontested penalty basket attempt
shot clock · officials · bench · coach · scoreboard · time-out · jump ball · bonus · two shots · delay of game
warning
Alert about danger
- ejectionForced removal from somewhere
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- fineAcceptable in quality
free throw · possession · two-shot · automatic · accumulation · flagrant · offsetting · assessed · ruling · review
- basketballbasketball, rebound, dunk, basketball camps, dribble
- sports infractionsviolation, red card, ejection, disqualification, penalty
- basketball rulestraveling, double dribble, carrying, goaltending, shot clock violation
- dirty playcheap shot, cheap shots, dirty play, late hit, low blow
- game callsoffsides, offside, traveling, travel, out of bounds
- officiatingreferee, umpire, official, ref, linesman
technical foulpersonal foul
Illegal player contact
blocking foul · offensive foul · flagrant foul · loose ball foul · defensive foul
technical foulgood sportsmanship
Honorable conduct in competition
fair play · sportsmanship · good conduct · composure · self-control
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