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[onetime1]

Can one call a Technical Foul if the backboard shaking is caused by a player who slaps the backboard on purpose to draw attention to him/herself?

[zm1283]

Originally Posted by onetime1

Can one call a Technical Foul if the backboard shaking is caused by a player who slaps the backboard on purpose to draw attention to him/herself?

Yes. If you judge the player was trying to block a shot though, it is nothing.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by onetime1

Can one call a Technical Foul if the backboard shaking is caused by a player who slaps the backboard on purpose to draw attention to him/herself?

Originally Posted by zm1283

Yes. If you judge the player was trying to block a shot though, it is nothing.

What does the backboard shaking have to do with this?

[zm1283]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

What does the backboard shaking have to do with this?

It has nothing to do with it if the player is trying to block a shot, or if he is drawing attention to himself. If it seemed that I was implying that the shaking mattered, I wasn't trying to. I was saying that slapping the backboard to draw attention to yourself is a T if it can't be ignored. Slapping the backboard simply in an attempt to block a shot is nothing.