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Originally posted by Self
I believe in 10-3-10, it was either left out by error or was just stating that fighting CAN be a technical and didn't clarify that, to be a technical it must be during a dead ball.
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While I agree with Tony that this is not a mistake, it does not matter. If the rule is printed incorrectly (or they leave something out) and there is no editorial bulletin saying there is a mistake, the rule stands as printed.
Also (as Tony has said), I reiterate - fighting is more than just the punch. If fighting during a live ball were limited to a personal foul, then, by rule, you could have this scenario:
*A1 tries to punch B1, but misses (he's off balance)
*B1 retaliates and punches A1.
*B1 is charged with a flagrant personal foul, A1 takes 2 FT's, and A gets the ball at the point of the foul.