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Originally posted by jebPE
Game is tied with 0:45 left. A1 deflected B1's pass, gained control and started dribbling down the sideline. B1 then made contact with the quicker A1, A1 stepped out of bounds, then stepped back in bounds and resumed his dribble down the sideline.
Referee whistled for an OOB violation by A1.
If I've read the rules correctly, shouldn't A1 have been called for a technical foul?
Since A1 was not fouled (according to the no-call), A1 MUST have left the court of his own volition, thereby committing a technical foul (I'm sure THAT would've gone over real well with the crowd  ).
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If B1 made sufficient contact with A1 to force A1 out-of-bounds, then a foul should have been called on B1. If no foul was called, then you can only call a technical foul on A1 if A1 went out-of-bounds to gain an illegal advantage. That wasn't the case in this situation, so the only call that you can make on A1 would be a violation for stepping on a line while dribbling. You don't call T's on the shooter for going out of bounds after making a layup, do you? Make sense?
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