Technical foul
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Four fouls and a technical for a rookie: Martine’s table counts, no opinion
The Lakers beat the Warriors 127-105 in the NBA season opener. Golden State rookie Yaxel Lendeborg finished with four personal fouls while guarding Luka Doncic, and a technical for swearing; Steve Kerr…
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The NBA hunts flopping with a four-letter acronym, Martine looks for the column
The NBA says calls for “flopping” will be enforced this season once the line between exaggerating contact and faking it is crossed. In the preseason, Jalen Brunson (Knicks) was given a technical…
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Sixteen technicals and songs in his head: Doncic tried, and so did the table
Luka Doncic finished the season among the NBA leaders in technical fouls, for dissent, and his 16th in March earned him a one-game suspension. He says he tried singing his favourite songs…
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A challenge asked for, never delivered, a technical instead: Martine has the column
The Las Vegas Aces knocked out the Indiana Fever 94-83 in Game 3 of their WNBA playoff series and move into the semi-finals. Fever coach Stephanie White, given a technical foul over…