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NBA League Pass: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial) Reaction to NBA rule changes Stephen Curry This is an instance of a non-basketball move where the offensive player uses his off-arm to initiate contact with a defender. In this non-basketball move, the offensive player overtly extends a portion of his body into a defender. NBA Official SeptemOvert extension (leg kick) Here is an example of a non-basketball move where the offensive player veers off his path into the defender in an abrupt manner. The non-basketball move highlighted in this segment shows a shooter launching or leaning into a defender at an abnormal angle. You can see the differences between "good plays" and "non-basketball moves" in the clips below. "We want to balance out the ability of a defensive player to compete with passion with an offensive player who can compete with passion, and when we find that balance, good competition is the result."

We are trying to take away a pump fake that then leads to an abnormal launch angle that the defender never would've hit the offensive player had this offensive player not taken this abnormal launch angle. "We're not trying to take away every pump fake. "If you're placed at a disadvantage through good play, then therefore a foul should be called, offensively or defensively," McCutchen told Beck. Now, the league is incentivizing what McCutchen calls "good play." It's only natural that players would seek out contact, particularly on shots from beyond the arc, if they continue to earn trips to the charity stripe. That means plenty of corner 3-pointers, layups and free throws. MORE: How does Trae Young draw so many fouls? NBA rule changes: What is (and isn't) a foul?ĭuring an appearance on "The Crossover NBA Show," Monty McCutchen, the NBA's vice president of referee development and training, told Sports Illustrated's Howard Beck that the league knows teams are always searching for the most efficient ways to score. But how will they know when to blow the whistle? The league changed its rules ahead of the 2021-22 season in order to discourage offensive players from making "overt, abrupt or abnormal non-basketball moves."Įssentially, NBA referees will no longer reward offensive players who launch themselves into defenders. That no-call served as the perfect example of foul-hunting that the NBA is hoping to eliminate.

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The two-time NBA MVP created some space against Portland forward Nassir Little and appeared to be in position to shoot a 3-pointer, but instead he jumped forward to create contact with Little in an attempt to draw a foul.Īs Trail Blazers TV analyst Lamar Hurd said during the broadcast, "Not this year." During the first quarter of a preseason game between the Trail Blazers and Warriors, Stephen Curry tried to take advantage of a mismatch on the perimeter.
