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Back in the day, an "off ball" foul was one free throw. This was why you saw Wilt Chamberlain getting fouled off ball all the time. Since Wilt started out as such a terrible FT shooter, fouling him off ball and getting the rebound when he missed the FT was almost like forcing a turnover by the defense. This is another case of a rule change being made because of a certain player's ability or inability as the game evolved (think "lane widening", etc.).
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