A flagrant (1) technical foul in the NBA rulebook is defined as unnecessary. A flagrant (2) technical foul is defined as unnecessary and excessive.
After reviewing videotape at the request of the Nuggets of the Timberwolves' game Wednesday at Denver, league officials added "excessive" to their assessment of reserve forward Gary Trent's face-push of Denver reserve Ryan Bowen, which upgraded the foul to flagrant (2).

That means Trent's fine will be increased to $1,000. More important, Trent, who had two flagrant (1) fouls this month, has four points under the NBA's system of managing unnecessary and excessive behavior.

A total of six points triggers an automatic one-game suspension and a fine of up to $35,000. The Wolves, according to a team spokesman, never have had a player suspended for that reason.