Once the officials screw up and put the ball in play while one team has six people on the court, there is nothing that can be done to avoid assessing a technical foul whether we like it or not. The rules simply require it.
True, that this was the mistake of the officiating crew for not communicating better, but the ball became live and that's the end of it.
The technical foul is not charged to any specific individual. It is a TEAM technical foul per 10-1-6.
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