NBA’s self-proclaimed Superman has found his kryptonite: technical fouls.
Dwight Howard got T’d up for the 11th time this season on Monday, which upped his technical foul fine total this year to $14,500 and put him only five technicals away from receiving at automatic one-game suspension with nearly two-thirds of the season still left. After passing the 16 mark, players are suspended one game for every two technicals.
If he continues at his current pace, one technical foul every 2.6 games, Howard will serve his first suspension just past the midway point of the season — the 43rd game — and from there out he could miss one of every six contests.
In the postseason, it takes seven technical fouls to earn a suspension.
“Now I’m getting looked at like Rasheed Wallace on technical fouls,” Howard said. “I love Rasheed, he’s a great guy, but he is known for getting technical fouls. I guess now you can put me up there with Rasheed as the NBA bad guy/good guy.”
