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Originally Posted by Al Czervik
The backboard has nothing to do with goaltending. Goaltending is contacting the
ball on its downward flight, above the level of the rim, with a chance to go in. On
most layups, the ball is going up after it contacts the backboard. It is legal to pin
the ball against the backboard if it still on the way up and not in the imaginary
cylinder above the basket. Slapping the backboard is neither basket interference
nor is it goaltending and points cannot be awarded. A player who strikes a
backboard so forcefully that it cannot be ignored because it is an attempt to draw
attention to the player, or a means of venting frustration, may be assessed a
technical foul. When a player simply attempts to block a shot and accidentally
slaps the backboard it is neither a violation nor is it a technical foul.
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