Delay of Game Technical Fouls

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Technically (pun intended), isn't it a delay of game technical when a defender reaches over the boundary line and strikes the ball while it is being held by an inbounding player? That technical foul is charged directly to the player. Of course, if he doesn't touch the ball and it is the second delay violation (following a warning against that team), the technical is not charged directly to the player.

Not correct. Touching the ball is NOT a delay of game T. It is a personal T. It does, however, come with a simultaneous delay of game warning for any subsequent DOG violations.