The NBA has rescinded a technical foul Jayson Tatum received on Wednesday.
Tatum was handling the ball for his Boston Celtics as his team trailed the Miami Heat 83-77 late in the third quarter. Davion Mitchell was playing tough defense on Tatum, who then threw a pass toward teammate Jaylen Brown across the court. The ball was tipped and went out of bounds off Brown, giving the ball to the Heat.
Tatum protested the call by clapping his hands to get official Tyler Ford’s attention and then tried to signal that he thought the ball had gone off Miami. Tatum was immediately called for a technical foul after clapping at Ford.
Jayson Tatum with his arms open
Jayson Tatum’s technical foul from the 3rd quarter last night has been rescinded upon league office review. pic.twitter.com/5OWonNK7s8
— Taylor Snow (@taylorcsnow) April 3, 2025
The technical foul call gave the Heat a free throw, which Tyler Herro made to extend Miami’s lead to 84-77.
The league announcing that they are rescinding the technical foul helps out Tatum but doesn’t take away the point the Heat received. Miami won the game 124-103 to end Boston’s 9-game winning streak.
The technical foul call Tatum received on Wednesday brought him to 14, so having it rescinded drops him back to 13. He is now three technical fouls away from the magic number where he would receive an automatic suspension.
Tatum recently expressed some frustration over his struggles with the officials. He admitted after Monday’s game that it’s challenging to navigate matters with the officials.
“Depending on the night, some things that you say on a Tuesday it’s cool. You say them on a Saturday, they give you a tech. I ain’t got that s–t figured out yet. I’ll let you know when I do,” Tatum said.
Tatum scored 16 points on 4/17 shooting in the game.