Socks have been eliminated from the manufacturer's logo restrictions. Illegal Contact with the Backboard. This has been a misunderstood, inconsistently enforced rule. This year, we have added wording to the rule which will hopefully assist the officials in being more consistent in calling illegal backboard contact. The purpose of the rule is to penalize 'intentional or deliberate contact' with the backboard.
Penalty is a technical foul.
Contact that occurs incidently in playing the game is not illegal, regardless of the severity of the contact. The contact must be intentional or must be deliberate in order to be penalized with a technical foul. Likewise, a player shall not place a hand on the backboard or the ring to gain an advantage. This is also penalized with a technical foul. Keep in mind that slapping the backboard has nothing to do with basket interference.