Player Unties Another's Shoe During FT

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Originally Posted by Camron Rust

The fact that it sometimes involves contact doesn't change the definition of unsportsmanlike conduct.

Actually, I think that it does. An "Unsporting Foul", as defined in 4-19, is a non-contact foul. So if there is contact, you cannot assess it as an unsporting or "unsportsmanlike" foul (a term which I don't think is actually used in the rulebook).

Having said that, I would not consider contact with an opponent's shoelaces to be "contact" for the purposes of personal vs technical fouls.