Kid couldn't take the hint

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

When a player dunks a dead ball, it not an "unsporting" technical foul.

When bench personnel dunks a dead ball, it is an "unsporting" technical foul.

Interesting. Very interesting.

Don't get too hung up on "unsporting". It's a red herring in this instance imo.

Afaik, the intent and purpose of the new addition..10-4-1(i).... was to re-enforce the rules concept that the head coach is always responsible for his bench and that every team member is bench personnel pre and post game and during intermissions. That's why every technical foul committed by bench personnel is accompanied by an indirect "T" charged to the head coach. Technical fouls committed by players during a period though get charged solely to the player. Ergo, we now have rules coverage for both illegal dunking by a player and illegal dunking by bench personnel.

It makes sense to me. Kinda....