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Originally Posted by Jay R

I have an NBA rules question maybe someone could answer regarding the Heat-Wizards game.

During play, Z. Ilgausskas (sp?) and John Hall get tangled up. Javel Mcghee (sp?) tries to join in and Juwan Howard comes in and shoves Mcghee. There is some further shoving and words. The refs look at the monitor and assess all four players a technical and three of the four are ejected from the game. When play resumes, each team shoots two free throws and the Heat get the ball back. How do four technicals and three ejections result in each team getting two free throws?

After going back and looking at the game again, the officials went to replay due to a player altercation that was not immediately resolved. After the replay, they assessed a flagrant foul penalty two to Ilgausskas for deliberately swinging his elbow and making unnecessary and excessive contact and John Wall for his swing and hit with his forearm/elbow. Those two were ejected. Juwan Howard was issued a technical foul and was ejected because he was an escalator during the altercation. McGhee was also issued a technical foul but wasn't ejected. The two technical fouls become double technical fouls and cancel out. Shoot the free throws for Ilgausskas' flagrant foul since it occurred first, shoot the shots for Wall's flagrant foul. Since his occurred last, Heat have the ball at the free throw line extended in their frontcourt with a fresh 24 second shot clock.

To conclude:
2 FF'2= 4 FTS
2 T= Double T's so no FTs awarded