Technical Foul?

[JeffM]

Originally Posted by acgod24

Would a technical foul be warranted to A1 or A2 for leaving the court for an unauthorized reason?

I think that some people become aware of this rule and then wonder when they will get to use it. I have never seen it called and I don't remember ever hearing of someone who called it. (That said, I'm sure that someone on the internet has seen it called.)

My guess is that the rule is there as a potential tool in the rare event that a player leaves the court and leaves everyone thinking WTF.

For instance, if a player is being sneaky and hiding off-court (perhaps instead of playing defense) so that he/she can then return to the court and be unguarded for a layup.

Or maybe a player leaves the court to confront someone in the stands because he/she isn't happy with who is talking to his/her girlfriend/boyfriend in the stands.

[Nevadaref]

What are you guys talking about?
The rule involving leaving the court for an unauthorized reason applies during a LIVE ball and the penalty is a violation.
There is a separate rule for leaving the court to demonstrate disgust or resentment with an officials decision. That would apply here.
Finally, we have a rule penalizing the head coach with a T if the team member(s) are allowed to leave the bench area when it isn't permitted.

If we are goin to discuss penalizing players, let's get the proper rules involved!