NBA Referee Reveals Why Most Technical Fouls Are a Buildup, Not a Single Moment

Most technical fouls aren't about one moment. They're a buildup.⁣
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Scott Foster breaks it down here, and it's something I've believed for a long time. By the time a ref hits a player with a T, they've usually already had multiple conversations with that player throughout the game warning them to stop. Fans aren't in on those conversations, so when the technical finally comes, it looks arbitrary.⁣
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It's not. The machine just ran out of quarters.⁣
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Combo weighs in from the player side too, which is worth hearing. Context matters more than the outrage merchants online want to admit. #shorts