Expert: Lee Roy Fagan - 5/1/2005

Question
When a team in the NBA goes over the foul limit, how many shots are automatically awarded to the other team when the other team incurs another non-shooting, non-techincal foul???

Also,

Is there any situation in the NBA where a player is awarded an additional freethrow attempt for making a free throw???

Thanks,
Paul B.

Answer
Paul,
    When a team goes over the foul limit in the NBA, they are awarded 2 free throws for non-shooting fouls, and one free throw for a shooting foul, if the basket is good.  The only way you can be awarded a free throw after making one is if there is a techincal foul on the team that is not shooting.  A few years back they had a rule if you went over the foul limit, it was a 3 to make 2, or 2 to make 1 rule.  If you were shooting 2 foul shots you had 3 atempts to make the 2 foul shots, so if you missed the first or second atempt you always had the third sot to depend on.  Sam applied for the 2 to make 1.  This rule was never a favorite of mine, and apparently not a favorite of the NBA since they have done away with it.  Thanks,  Great question