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Infographic: NBA's historic and active leaders in technical fouls

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How do current NBA players compare to past stars when it comes to racking up technical fouls?

The team at Casino.org analyzed personal stats for each player to determine who has the most technical fouls in NBA history, as well as who's most likely to be penalized based on the 2016-17 season.

Karl Malone leads the all-time list with 332 technical fouls, followed by Charles Barkley at 329. Also cracking the top 20 were Dirk Nowitzki, Carmelo Anthony, and Dwight Howard.

Among current players, DeMarcus Cousins has a 25 percent chance of receiving a technical foul in a game.

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