I had no idea what to call....

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

You can defend calling a technical foul, but not a personal foul for pushing or charging.

What kind of foul would you call if a player threw the ball at an opponent during a live ball situation? This is still contact with the ball. The type of foul needs to be the same.

There is even a Case Book play with a player throwing the ball into an opponent's face. The ruling is that the official needs to use judgment to determine if it merits a technical foul or not.

I don't think I know of anywhere that says such contact must be with the player's body. It just says contact. Is the distinction really any different than a player pushing someone with their butt since it was only their clothes that contacted the opponent and not their body.

It could also be covered under the rough tactics clause.

Throwing the ball at an opponents face is an unsportsmanlike foul, live ball or dead ball.

Shoving a player out of the way is just that....with the ball or otherwise.