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Old Wed Mar 18, 2026, 04:45pm
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Tries To Block Shot With A Shoe ...

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NBA: Technical foul and goaltending.

Goaltending?
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It's one of those weird NBA rules.
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Old Sun Mar 22, 2026, 04:26pm
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Because a T in the NBA is only one shot so it doesn’t fairly compensate the offended team for losing the scoring opportunity. Therefore, they have elected to score the goal and penalize the unsporting behavior with a technical foul.
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