ORLANDO, Fla. -- This technical foul thing is really getting serious now with Magic center Dwight Howard. So is his frustration.
Howard received his 10th technical foul of the season -- most in the NBA -- in the second quarter of the Magic/Celtics game Saturday, coming after he tossed the ball out of bounds in disgust.
Howard had just been the object of a very-rarely called violation by veteran official Bob Delaney. While at the free-throw line, Howard had the ball taken away from him because he took more than 10 seconds to take his shot. Instead of handing over the ball, he tossed it away, which drew the technical.
Although opposing teams had complained in the past about Howard taking too long at the free-throw line, it never had been called before. Rarely in the NBA is it ever called. In Atlanta earlier this month, fans there counted in unison when Howard went to the line, hoping to draw attention to it. And they did. The officials of that game never called the violation, even when the fans reached 12 or 13 seconds.
Source: http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/12/25/dwight-howard-hit-with-league-high-10th-technical-foul-after-rar/
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