slapping backboard

[jref]

If ball is above rim and the defense slaps backboard is this BI and a technical foul.

[jdw3018]

Originally Posted by jref

If ball is above rim and the defense slaps backboard is this BI and a technical foul.

Try this...

But the quick answer is no.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by jref

If ball is above rim and the defense slaps backboard is this BI and a technical foul.

BI? Never

Technical Foul? You need to explain the play before we can come to a conclusion.

[BillyMac]

A player cannot touch the ball, ring, or net while the ball is on the ring or within the basket. A player cannot touch the ball if it is in the imaginary cylinder above the ring. These are examples of basket interference. It is legal to touch the ring or the net if the ball is above the ring and not touching the ring, even if the ball is in the imaginary cylinder above the ring. It is legal to hang on the ring if a player is avoiding an injury to himself or herself or another player.

The backboard has nothing to do with goaltending. Goaltending is contacting the ball on its downward flight, above the level of the rim, with a chance to go in. On most layups, the ball is going up after it contacts the backboard. It is legal to pin the ball against the backboard if it still on the way up and not in the imaginary cylinder above the basket. Slapping the backboard is neither basket interference nor is it goaltending and points cannot be awarded. A player who strikes a backboard, during a tap, or a try, so forcefully that it cannot be ignored because it is an attempt to draw attention to the player, or a means of venting frustration, may be assessed a technical foul. When a player simply attempts to block a shot and accidentally slaps the backboard it is neither a violation nor is it a technical foul.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by jref

If ball is above rim and the defense slaps backboard is this BI and a technical foul.

Try this season's POE.

4. SLAPPING THE BACKBOARD.

The incidents of players slapping the
backboard are increasing throughout the country. The rules specify that
“intentionally slapping or striking the backboard” is a technical foul (10-3-5). The
spirit and intent of that rule is to penalize a player for drawing attention to
him/herself or as a means of venting frustration. A player who strikes the
backboard in a legitimate attempt to block a try for goal should not be penalized.
Basket interference cannot be ruled in either of the above situations. Basket
interference only occurs if the ball is interfered with while in the cylinder above
the basket ring or by touching either the ball or any part of the basket while the
ball is on or within the basket (4-6).