How pregame dunks used to give the other team a chance to score before tipoff | Weird Rules

The NCAA used to not let you dunk at all. Then they realized their idiocy and allowed it, but under one condition - it could never be done during dead ball periods. This included 20 minutes before tip off, and if you broke their rule, you got T'd up. This happened to Kansas State in the NCAA Tournament, and it may have cost some people money.
Luckily they realized the error in their ways and got rid of the rule, it was just a little late for Brian.
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[@KTF0]

If i were the opposing coach, I would say to every opposing player: "Hey dude, I heard you have a sick dunk", before every game ever.

[@Ghost-dh1vv]

Lmaoo

[@ziovanni77]

you mean if you were a coach.

[@kingkwam3816]

Or be like u short no way u can dunk

[@KDill29]

Dude. Like such a totally cool idea........:|

[@kitfistosdentalplan1319]

My high school didn’t have enough matching uniforms so we always had two guys in the older unis and started every game with a tech and free throws for the other squad

[@MikeHunt-ox6zv]

That's a cheap ass high school lmao how did y'all even afford a basketball program

[@kitfistosdentalplan1319]

Mike Hunt it was the JV tean

[@oldfrend]

@@kitfistosdentalplan1319 that is an impressively broke-ass school. even the JV team should at least be able to afford 15 matching unis.

[@vapelordthenord8235]

@@oldfrend lol they must be in africa

[@reverendrocky1485]

@@vapelordthenord8235 Or like parts of the US that aren't just bougie white folk. Lots of US schools are critically underfunded and sometimes, even the golden child of sports can't get the monies to operate fully

[@thesmiler6405]

This is still a rule in High School in most states

[@12MattyMo]

The Smiler it is in Missouri

[@anthonyjoseph6819]

It still is in Massachusetts

[@joncortezz]

When I played in high school in texas it was a rule. 2008-2011

[@hyperionowl1848]

Michigan and I did this and I rode the bench my senior year

[@thesmiler6405]

@G3ese It still is in PA

[@carlosserrouya3953]

The ncaa is the most ridiculous organization. How do the control so much without reasoning

[@richardmoore609]

$$$

[@brokenking5044]

Because college aint free lol imagine if it was

[@Yoni123]

@@brokenking5044 It is in some countries, for example where I live. It's nice

[@macaron3y149]

@@Yoni123 how're taxes?

[@Yoni123]

@@macaron3y149 put to good use :-)

[@trace298]

this actually happened at one of my high school basketball games. one of my friends thought he could dunk in warmups. he missed but touched the rim so the ref gave us a tech and let the other team shoot free throws and it was 2-0 before tipoff. I thought it was hilarious but our coach didn't think so lol. practice wasn't fun the next day...

[@spookyshark632]

Coach should have made the dude practice dunking until he could actually do it. At least make it worth it if you're going to cost the team 2 points before the start of the game.

[@trace298]

Andy Lee it’s funny because me, the team and the coach knew that literally every practice, he would try to dunk while everyone was shooting around and we thought it was funny. I had never heard of the “no dunking in warmups before a game” rule and the coach obviously did but he never thought to tell my friend lol. the punishment in practice was more because of us not keeping our focus before the game because we were all dying laughing when he missed

[@Dim.g0v]

Who won and by how much?

[@trace298]

Dimitri Wega I think we ended up losing by 10 or something but it would’ve been hilarious if we lost by 2 or 1

[@Dim.g0v]

@@trace298 Fr 😂

[@jhayar15]

If that rule applied to nba, D-Wade's rim pull ups is an instant two points, lmao

[@jakobe8767]

Griffin Peterson i mean can you consider it a dunk? He doesnt use a ball

[@kotukumacky3299]

Jakobe its a technical to hang on the rim

[@jakobe8767]

Kotuku Macky but that isnt what the rule says this rule specifically says dunking during dead ball not hanging

[@BravestOfTheBrave]

Jakobe the rule doesn’t apply to the nba it only applies to ncaa so you can do whatever you want in the warmups before a game but if you hang on the rim during the game that’s a technical foul

[@jakobe8767]

Rafael Urdaneta idk why youre telling me this

[@gustavoparker3100]

you should've had "Brian" on the show with you guys. I'm sure he's not too busy

[@carlosmatos9848]

How do you kow he's not busy, he could be a an assistant manager of a department store in Tulsa, Oklahoma or something.

[@RioluAuraSphere]

Carlos Matos fr.

[@guac2268]

Carlos Matos very specific...

[@SmallerRidley]

@@carlosmatos9848 That'd be a step down after he graduated with a degree in engineering and a job with Koch industries.

[@Fj3]

Because of these comments, I searched Brian Rohleder on Google. Saw his profile on FB. He still lives in Kansas and he is married. Unfortunately, his profile does not list his job. lol

[@ryderfisk3450]

I love how matter-of-factly you said, “Shaq is 82 years old”

[@esrynshudder4216]

can't believe I looked it up

[@ReverendTed]

...and then immediately rattled off how old that would be relative to RBG.

[@mhicks31]

"...but the spread was 6 and a half points." LMFAO! I'm dying.

[@aloe-aurora]

As dunks go, that was about the least flashy that you'll ever see. Dumb tech.

[@arcadiusrex215]

It doesn't matter, because the rule isn't to stop showboating, it's to stop equipment damage. Dunking can break the backboard, bend the rim and more. Replacing that equipment is a massive delay, and a huge cost. They aren't thinking about the rule or doing their research they're just going "hurr durr its a dumb rule because I don't understand it"

[@donaldking2563]

Arcadius Rex lol it was definitely a showboating thing because you’re allowed to dunk until the refs come onto the floor and the 20 minute clock starts. Rims are designed to bend and return and normal people aren’t breaking them.

[@DannyFrio]

IkLms11 you’re a dumb sport

[@brucemercer7753]

@@donaldking2563 It wasn't a dumb rule. It was just dumb they didn't get rid of it sooner. Today's rims are designed NOT to BEND or Break or Shatter the Backboard. But when they wrote the rule the Rims were literally just a metal hoop attached to a thin piece of metal anchored to Fiberglass. They were EASY to bend and destroy... look at any basketball court in the 70's in a rough neighborhood and you find a bent or broken off rim. As a kid I don't know how many times we went to the nearest Park to play basketball only find there were no rims intact. We have to play with just a bent Metal Backboard. And the Fiberglass... when it shattered it could do enough damage that you could lose your ARM or be BLINDED. Back then NOBODY hung on the Rim because it was freaking DANGEROUS. They put several years Research into making Rims and Backboards that are designed to take the kind of abuse the Goal can take today. But you only tend to find those Goals in College and the Pros and maybe some very well funded High Schools.

[@justingraul4823]

Arcadius Rex with that logic then you shoudln't be allowed to dunk during practice either

[@tonybrown1223]

Is Will from Texas because drinking in the Whataburger parking lot is a uniquely Texas thing to do

[@TheLifeOfTexan]

My exact thought process

[@redpenofdoom1258]

Pretty sure they don't let you graduate from high school without doing it at least once.

[@joncortezz]

Gotta love texas❤

[@genius179]

Yeah he has to be

[@sabiebright4554]

We do it in North Carolina as well, we have a few whataburgers and they're open after games

[@LancasterResponding]

“Dance for me, rule boy”

[@snagsisbad1055]

For bryan so loved the world he gave his one and only Point up so that we could watch pregame dunks

[@tmstudios2713]

This is good

[@davidhutchinson7888]

I see a halo

[@oboecoe]

"Dance for me rule boy..." Best thing I've heard all day.

[@ThePlayerstation9]

The rule isn’t for show boating or flaunting your stuff. The rule is there so you don’t break accidentally break the backboard on a dunk during dead ball. If that does happen, you can’t play anymore and have to find another gym or replace the entire goal. Either way, it’s a stupid long delay. It’s like that for dead ball and not live ball because dead ball, everything can be avoided. Live ball, not so much. In other words, dead ball actions are all preventable and live ball is not so much preventable.

[@mkedre_21]

maybe in hs but college no. breakaway rims exist.

[@terrancevanliew1814]

@@mkedre_21 Not back when the rule was instated.

[@tc1817]

@@terrancevanliew1814 yes they did. they have for a loooooooong time. but guys still break backboards.

[@rickyrick2330]

@@mkedre_21 its an NCAA rule meaning D1 D2 D3, including many schools that don't have or cant afford breakaway rims let alone a whole replacement hoop/backboard, so avoiding as many dunks as possible is ideal.

[@christopherg2347]

Then you put it in the rules for using the venue, not the core rulebook that applies even where they have 5 replacements.

[@crimsonking440]

Im not gonna lie Shaq and the general being war buddies made me die for 2 straight minutes

[@collinscott1052]

Its still a high school rule, during my senior year our center got a tech because he dunked during lay up lines

[@Doublea661]

collin Scott it’s so you don’t break the glass or bend the rim

[@sittinonthegodamcornerdoindope]

@@Doublea661 how fors breaking the rim in game makes it any different?

[@23gobears54]

It isn't about showboating, its so you don't shatter the backboard... Still out of date though.

[@seymourglass26]

But it would be OK to shatter it mid-game? That doesn't make any sense.

[@samsonaruwa2644]

seymourglass26 you got ejected if you shattered it during the game

[@RariShiesty]

Samson Aruwa yeah I think his point is you are allowed dunk during the game and it would pretty much be the same thing

[@23gobears54]

Back before breakaway rims they didn't want any way for the game to be affected outside of play. So if a player bent the rim/ broke the backboard outside of the game or the teams inspection of the court it is a technical foul. Not that hard to understand, completely reasonable rule when college gyms were on par with elementary schools of today.

[@YoungBaller-sj6wd]

Adam Malicki No it’s not, otherwise dunking in game would be banned lol

[@CounterCultureCantCount]

I live in France and over here there is a rule in amateur basketball which implies that if two teams from different divisions (like div.5 vs. div. 8) face each other in an official game, the worst team starts the game with 5 points to make the game more competitive.

[@JStarStar00]

I'm sure gamblers must love that. Nobody else should notice or care.

[@Allsouls78]

I'd imagine the rule had more to do with preservation of the playing surface (rim/backboard) than anything.

[@rjaymoose]

In a tournament that finished with a 7-seed (UConn) beating an 8-seed (Kentucky) for the title, maybe Brian's tech was foreshadowing of the weirdness that was to come.

[@KofieWhy]

WE LIKE WEIRD RULES AND WE DON'T CARE WHO KNOWS

[@RatedEforExclusive]

Football Hockey Tennis Golf

[@austinwinters3281]

I love Jesus and I dont care who knows

[@pringlescan81]

The fact that the Weird Rules guy didn’t know where Shaq went to college fascinates me

[@zachkolb296]

This happened to me in high school! It was the first game after I learned how to dunk in practice and immediately my coach told me to not do that again because we started the game already loosing with no tip-off against a better team

[@scamcyantyst]

On my high school basketball team, the Roughriders, we would huddle up at half-court on rival courts pregame, lock arms, and stomp/chant the ruff ryder anthem. Several games we started down 1-2 and without possession. RIP DMX.

[@KlassicLoL]

4:45 rip

[@PurpleCrownVic]

In HS Basketball in North Carolina, this is still the rule. Can't dunk. Happened to my team, didn't dunk but the ref said he touched the rim and attempted to dunk.

[@kingjwm57]

That's not true I play highschool basketball in North Carolina and I have dunked during pregame warmups

[@brucemercer7753]

@@kingjwm57 It is true. Read the Rules Book. Just because you got away with it doesn't mean it isn't a rule. You have got away with Travels and Fouls before too. You either dunked BEFORE the Refs took the floor, or while they were not looking, or the Ref just were not doing their job. Don't do it again or you will start the game with 1 Technical Foul and 1 Player Foul... and the other team will get 2 shots and the ball to start the game. Wait until you get to college. Believe me. You don't want to be the knucklehead that costs your team maybe a 5 point deficit in the 1st 5 seconds of a game that you end up losing by 4 or less. As all 3 Refs working your next game if you can be T'd up for dunking during warm-ups. If they don't confirm what I said... I want their names and their Referees Association.

[@kingjwm57]

@@brucemercer7753 sorry I think it's a misunderstanding on both of our parts. I go to a private school and in our athletic conference it's legal to dunk. Sorry for any confusion lol

[@brucemercer7753]

@@kingjwm57 Not according to your Rules Book it isn't. Maybe your schools insist that the Refs allow you to dunk in PRE-GAME WARMUPS. But it is against the rules. Ask the Refs anyway. See what they say. I was only joking about wanting their names.

[@kingjwm57]

@@brucemercer7753 what conference do you think I'm in?

[@armadillolover99]

I randomly decided to watch old Weird Rules videos and just had a nice surprise when at the end I was wished a happy birthday. How did you know SB Nation?

[@maxdulin2353]

My high school had a coach go 54 years without getting a technical foul (Ron Brown, Centralia HS). We had a foreign exchange student dunk during the warm ups of the first game of the year (having no idea about this rule). In Washington, the technical foul goes to the coach. So, we had to spend a bunch of time convincing the referees to not give him a technical foul for it, in fear our coach would get the T.

[@juliusreiner5733]

I'm guessing it was to prevent broken backboards.

[@jonas_hulse]

@Jay L ...

[@colajoe1]

is there a rule preventing a player on team z wearing a team x jersey before jump ball and trying to incur t's

[@catman-du8927]

There was an NCAA rule that banned dunking in game because of Kareem (or Lou Alcindor at the time) between '67 & '77. The famous story is that David Thompson (NC State) in his final home game in '75 threw down a huge dunk on a break away & got a technical but the crowd loved it

[@JStarStar00]

Many players would score on illegal dunks in the years 67-76. Some were unintentional -- guys would try to shoot layups and accidentally get their hand on top of the ball -- but sometimes it was fully intentional, the guys would throw down monster dunks.

[@akalawada]

Rest In Peace Ruth Bader Ginsburg

[@dragomirstijovic5569]

Wtf dude?

[@akalawada]

@@dragomirstijovic5569 lol I can’t remember what it was exactly but there was something related to her in the video

[@akalawada]

@@dragomirstijovic5569 I was watching this the day she died and they mentioned her at 4:45

[@aksu987]

Obligatory Jon Bois comment

[@dasfowler]

Obligatory comment about Jon Bois comment.

[@lubu4u312]

*DANCE FOR ME RULE BOY*

[@j.g.mcbell9494]

It is a valid thing for high school games. It can definitely be intimidating. When I was younger I wasn’t incredibly good, but I could jump and dunk. In the military I was in a basketball league on-post. Despite not even being one of the 3 best scorers, I started every single game getting doubled just because I was dunking in pregame. I couldn’t shoot, I couldn’t really dribble well, and I was never playing as a slashing wing who was going to Russel Westbrook past you and throw it down. But them seeing the 6’1 white kid dunk made them believe I was the primary scorer. Worked out for us I guess

[@CoreyT127]

That was the rule in h.s. also when i went in the 90s

[@Claerti]

You should do a video about the April 9th, 2014 Stars vs Blue Jackets game where Nathan Horton scored at 0:00 despite not playing in the game

[@selfishstockton6123]

I remember when my school had a West Coast Clash game where the refs actually allowed pregame dunks for both teams and they took advantage and everybody dunked or tried to lol

[@ldproductions509]

Do biggest comebacks ever

[@jshgbp]

that will come out when Jon Bois comes back

[@teddintho8777]

"hey Bri, nice dunk by they way, that's kinda a technical foul"

[@josephhouk6703]

It may have been done to prevent damage to the rim, backboard, and bracing so they wouldn't need to be replaced mid-game.

[@stb55555]

Maybe they were worried about bending the rims? Idk still sounds pretty stupid though.

[@matrixphijr]

2014-15 is REALLY recent, and I never knew about this rule. Guess it makes sense, since in Shaq’s day, they didn’t have replacement rims, backboards, or hoops they could just bring out if something happened. In fact, in one of Shaq’s games, he shattered the glass and bent the rim so bad, they literally had to stop the game to go re-weld it back together. But that was in-game, so kind of a lame rule.

[@selfishstockton6123]

This rule birthed the advent of the “air dunk” in high school gymnasiums everywhere

[@ignatiusjackson235]

Who will do this episode? Ryan Will.

[@hebertomoreira376]

This happened to us in middle school when a teammate messed with the lights during the game before us and we went off to start like 5-0 or something lmao

[@cecilkarney9311]

As far as I know, in high school it is illegal to grab and "pop" the rim in pregame. I actually did this and got a technical. I knew the rule. I was warming up and i jumped to touch the rim to warm my legs up. I got some extra bounce and my hand wrapped around the rim out of instinct. Popped the rim. Boom technical.

[@colasonick9056]

I was laughing so hard when they said the general and Shaq were war buddies

[@desqid]

Kind of a rule in Delaware but the refs only care if you actually touch the rim. Idk why but no rim touching before tip off.

[@fritzfauber]

This is still a rule in NJCAA (The J is for Junior, i.e. community colleges). It happened to us this season but sadly it meant not a damn thing because we lost by 17.

[@jambambopdesnutticles5531]

I had a teammate in middle school who couldn’t quite dunk but failed yet the refs gave us a technical and literally everyone had to ask the refs what was going on.

[@brokenwave6125]

After the rule was changed they should have had an impromptu slam dunk contest before the game.

[@Irfanhill]

If multiple players dunk, do they get multiple techs and free throws or is it just a package? Would love to know if some games started like 10-0.

[@matthewwyse3797]

You dunk before the refs get there

[@toms8483]

An antiquated rule like this is probably designed to save the rims from potential damage (expense and time) before the games. Glass backboards used to break much easier than they do now.

[@rcoverc]

I CLICKED. HAPPY KZbin?

[@djjazzyjeff1232]

Wait, are there any real sports fans who DON'T gamble on sports? Nah I don't buy it.

[@RoyalMela]

Football rule of an extra point one point safety would be nice to see from you guys!

[@dannyphantom47]

RoyalMela watch Jon bois: Every NFL Score Ever

[@genius179]

Yes bro I didn’t know it was a rule until literally 3 months ago. There are some examples on this site

[@Jack-Lack]

If you're into sportsmanship, you'd miss those technical free throws.

[@Twinspinner]

👏 JON 👏 BOIS 👏 JON 👏 BOIS 👏 JON 👏 BOIS 👏 JON 👏 BOIS

[@jowbloe3673]

Decades ago, in 8th grade, I dunked during warm-ups, and my coach told me to stop. Never understood why. Figured it was good intimidation since I'm positive I was the only player in the entire conference that could dunk at that age. Now I know why.

[@tyroland06]

I actually saw that rule live! Story: My local HS basketball team was in the 2nd round in the playoffs. They were down 5 during halftime. Both teams came out of the locker rooms and warmed-up for a little bit. During the layup lines, one of the guys on the other team did a dunk. My local team's coach called him out to the refs. There was a 15-minute conversation between the refs, the coaches, and the scorekeepers to figure out what to do. The refs finally found the rule, gave the dunker the technical foul, and gave my local team the 2 shots. The kid for my local team made them both, but we ended up losing by 7.

[@josegurrola9021]

Happened to our Varsity basketball team my senior year. It was a division rival our dude dunked & gave them 2 free throws. They made both, & we lost by 2 that game.

[@davidmadison9369]

There are a bunch of rules against showboating in every sport that are antiquated and need to be removed. Baseball is the worst.

[@Loogaroo1]

If it affects the equipment (like hanging on the rim in basketball or "dunking" over the goalpost in football) I think it's OK having a rule against it. Otherwise it ventures into "no fun allowed" territory.

[@brucemercer7753]

@Calem LePage The rules are for TAUNTING. Not showboating. Good sportsmanship is a Virtue that Sports are supposed to teach. Taunting, if not penalized, would change every game into TEAM FIGHTING. Baseball would be all about who cracks open the most skulls with their Bat. No. The rules against showboating do not be removed. Why have ANY rules when every game is just going to be a FIGHT? If anything penalties for showboating should be more severe to cut that BS out.

[@StaySqueezy12]

Baseballs are all unwritten.

[@ClemintineCake]

@@brucemercer7753 wtf are you talking about lmao players celebrating= might as well kill each other. Are you on crack

[@TheBaronVSP]

They used to call that rule in my highschool division. I dunked during a pregame warmup and got a technical, and my dad almost had a heart attack in the bleachers because of it.

[@ah7027]

ya our coach wouldn't let anyone attempt to dunk even in practice. If he saw you taking half court shots or dunking you ran the first part of practice. This is a case of just because you can do something doesn't mean you should lol. I don't really find dunks all that impressive anyways especially when the person doing it is over 6 foot tall. Bit more impressive if someone under 5'10" does it though.

[@camejko]

The NCAA is such full of crap

[@soaky4]

Way back in the 80s, the Atlanta Hawks had a rotation player named Antione Carr. Before one game, he dunked and broke the backboard. He was ejected from the game before it started. I don't know if the break the backboard before the game ejection rule still is in effect. However, you're likely fine to break a backboard during a game. Shaq did it a few times.

[@Epicshadow123456789]

can you imagine showing up to a basketball game 10 minutes pregame and there's already points on the board?

[@DLKnightstick1989]

That isn't how it works... The teams would continue warmups until just before tipoff, then the opposing team chooses a player to take the technical free throws, followed by the tip immediately after.

[@shannonpincombe8485]

I love the riffing re Shaq and RBG. Perfect!

[@maxterman2007]

My birthday was yesterday, Ryan, I don’t want to hear it.

[@zuhalter0071]

Our high school had two technicals called in our favor, prior to tip off, in the last two seasons. As an assistant coach, it's hard not to whisper and speculate, when the refs come and talk to the coach about getting two free throws and getting the ball.

[@curtisfiedler6872]

you're an employee of a company that makes sports videos... and you dont know where shaq went to college?

[@keithperkins9871]

Curtis Fiedler havent gotten to that part but lsu

[@deanpapadopoulos7744]

This happened to us in a basketball game, the other team made two free throws. We lost by 1. Best part, our coach was the guy who dunked.

[@rocstormmc]

Dunking was banned in pre-game warmups to prevent equipment damage. Not all facilities, especially smaller colleges, have/had backup equipment if the goal breaks.

[@prestonhigginbotham]

Lmao one of my teammates did this a couple minutes before the 20min warmup in HS so the other team thought they could do it. Then as the timer started they tried it and got a tech but we didn’t

[@R8rRen]

What do you got against cops?

[@dominicwhite9855]

WHERE IS JON WHERE IS JON I NEED A CHART PARTY I NEED A DORKTOWN I NEED ME SOME JON

[@goono862]

Imagine if the rule existed. Rip Zion

[@BravestOfTheBrave]

They said Shaq is 82 years old...........................he’s 46

[@tikcomps9460]

They're obviously joking

[@michaelhall5429]

thats 82 in shaq years though

[@theswimwalkkid3370]

woooooooshh

[@CapnWatson]

You're not allowed to dunk on this comment during the 20 minutes before watching the video.

[@MrMitchbow]

You made a deep three during warmups. The ball is dead, so we’re gonna have to give the opposing team 3 free throws to make up for it

[@jjmah7]

How did that dude with the backwards hat replace his arms with toothpicks?

[@BDChupacabra]

The rbg thing made me laugh so hard I feel terrible lol

[@johnathanrichardson]

i immediately came down into the comments upon hearing that looking for comments about it

[@grenadePQ]

Can these guys be any more Caucasian?

[@michaelhall5429]

they could be from the caucases, so yes.

[@rsubreddit5162]

No

[@MikeHunt-ox6zv]

They could be gingers...

[@LoganMPierce]

I think it should be a technical when players shoot it after the whistle is blown. When they throw up a practice 3. That could bounce and hit someone in the face.

[@leomatsuoka]

90th dislike!!!!!!!

[@brandttroup2949]

"Is he the star of the team?" was implicitly answered when dude on the left referred to the player as a walk on sophomore.

[@MathieuBouvier]

Don't criticize the officials for enforcing the rule. That is their role, and literally their job. Like...cops actually. They don't make the rules, they don't get to discuss them either. Whether the rule was dumb or not is a different debate - but don't involve officials who made the right call per the rule book in it.

[@thaabstrakt]

Says the cop

[@ExpulsoPlayz]

Actually refs call dependent on their interpretation of the rules. Thats why a lot of calls are missed/extra are made in the NBA, because its the humans interpertation. So if this rule is not seen as important or necessary by a ref they might not call it.

[@mkedre_21]

well the dont have to call it but...

[@sandman9601]

Mathieu's comment is correct. The refs are there to enforce the rules, that's what they're paid to do. If you don't like the rule, fix the rule. Don't blame the enforcer. It's pretty simple.

[@brucemercer7753]

The rules are called by the TOWER Principle... it is basically if doing this gave the Offense or Defense an unfair advantage then you have to Call It. Those require the JUDGEMENT of the Ref. That is where the GRAY areas come into play. But this rule is NOT AT ALL in any sort of Grey Area. This rule is Black and White. It says "if they do this you will assess a Technical Foul". There is no way around it. Not while it was still a rule.

[@Think_Deep]

I feel like I remember a story where a team was down 7-0 without even touching the ball, where a team had the wrong jerseys so the other team got five shots and the ball to start.

[@optimalhydras5870]

This is still a rule in a lot of high schools

[@TheCpadron19]

I was told that was a rule because it was a form of trying to show up the opponents. We played a team in fall ball that dunked the whole way through their first layup line. We already knew we were gettin killed before the game even started, but at least we had the lead at one point 😅.

[@Johnnycaribou]

This has happened to me before! We got to shoot 12 free throws before the game. We were up 10 to start the game lol and we still lost that’s how good the other team was😂

[@jamesbiering2589]

The league my high school was in had the same rule. I saw it happen twice against us. The other team absolutely dominated us!!

[@christooss]

The only info I got from this video that Shaq is 82 years old.

[@andresoares1567]

Easy solution, the players shooting the FT should just Brick it

[@Tijuanabill]

Why dis the poor cops tho

[@darthsilversith667]

I grew up watching Ohio University’s basketball team in the late 90’s/early 2000’s and I would swear they used to dunk all the time during the pre game warm up and I don’t think I ever saw anyone get a T for it.

[@ShinjiGetsGrounded]

the refs still let russel westbrook do this in the NBA and each dunk counts as a 3 pointer, he stands under the rim during pregame and timeouts just scoring loads of points and they all count on his stats!

[@alkafelts]

This exact thing happened yesterday night before our game.

[@fletch3758]

Remember going to watch college games, and you would see the players "dunk" but not touch the rim. If you grabbed the rim while attempting to dunk, then that's when you would recieve the tech. Crazy rule glad it's gone