Technical Foul - Poor Situation Management
A lot to unpack here. During a late game run by the team in white, the visiting team (in dark jerseys) calls time out. As the players are leaving the floor, the white team substitutes come out on to the floor to celebrate with the white players. While the visiting players are heading toward their bench, a white team bench member taunts an opposing player (you can see him pointing at the player in an inappropriate manner). The officials should have controlled the white bench and allowed the opposing players to have access to get to their bench. The officials correctly assessed the technical foul on the taunting player, but the administration was done very poorly. The correct procedure would be to whistle and signal the technical foul so everyone knows what is happening. There is no signal at all. Since this player who received the “T” is considered bench personnel, the head coach should have been made to sit for the rest of the game. Also, the visiting team comes out of their timeout early and the officials administer the free throws for the technical foul before the white team leaves their timeout huddle and the white team head coach doesn’t even know his team has been assessed a technical foul. Proper procedure. Signal the technical foul as soon as it occurs, with a whistle, fist in the air, then “T” signal. Obtain the player’s number (bench personnel with warm up shirt covering the number). Come to the table, repeat the signal and give the number. Then, grant the time out and start the timeout timer. Then, bring both teams back on to the court, inform the white head coach he has lost the coaching box and with the lane lines empty, shoot the free throws.