Slapping the Backboard

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

Technical foul. Easy call...made it myself two weeks ago.

Pump fake, B1 goes up and slaps the backboard unecessarily. If there's no shot, there's no block attempt.

Agree. You are wise beyond your years. There's absolutely no reason or need for any player to slap the backboard when there isn't a shot on the way.

As already cited from casebook play 10.3.5--"A player who strikes either backboard so forcefully it can't be ignored because it is an attempt to to draw attention to the player, or as a means of venting of venting frustration may be issued a technical foul pursuant to Rule 10-3-7." The key words are "so forcefully it can't be ignored" and "may". It's always a judgment call. However, when there's a situation like this where I can't think of any good reason why the player is whacking the board, other than what is stated in the case play, I'd sureasheck say a "T" is warranted.