An offensive player that purposely hangs on to his basket ring, net, backboard, or support throughout the game will receive a non-unsportsmanlike technical penalty. Some players, including some of the game's finest, have been lured to technical fouls like bees to honey. It's because they were either too physical or spoke too much, or a combination of the two. These are the NBA players with the most technical fouls in history. No. 1 may astound you. 28. A technical foul is a breach of specific game regulations that typically involves unsportsmanlike behavior. The referees can call a technical foul on a player or a team in a variety of ways. Some are fairly frequent, while others are extremely rare.