Ohio team loses H.S. state title after late hanging-on-the-rim technical foul

[Rich1]

Not only was this a good call - aggressively pulls down on the rim, swings feet up, hangs there even though no one is close to being underneath him, let's rim snap back up in dramatic fashion - but after he returns to the floor he poses for the crowd with a quick fist pump to boot. Clearly the dunk was more for show than necessity. He didn't cross the line for a taunting T here but got real close to it. Together with the dunk it is more than enough evidence to support the officials judgement that a T for the dunk was warranted here.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Rich1

Clearly the dunk was more for show than necessity.

What does this mean?

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Rich1

... even though no one is close to being underneath him ...

The technical foul may be a correct interpretation, but this (above) is irrelevant to the post. The part of the rule regarding a player underneath the "grasper" was deleted back in the twentieth century, although the statement could be relevant (safety concern for player underneath) if there was a player underneath him, but there wasn't.

10-3-3: A player shall not: Grasp either basket at any time during the game except to prevent injury.