Here's the situation: The shooter jumps to shoot a three-point field goal, and releases the ball. Before the shooter returns to the ground, the defender jumps into the shooter (a body check - defined by the NBA as a personal foul), causing the shooter to fall to the ground.
According to the rules of the NBA, which basically defines a personal shooting foul as "contact that results in the re-routing of an opponent," when "the offensive player is in the act of shooting."
It seems that this definition could be interpreted two different ways, depending on the definition of "the act of shooting."
If the act of shooting ends when the ball has left the shooter's hand, then either no foul should be called, or a separate "non-shooting foul" should be called.
However, if the act of shooting ends when the player has landed on his feet, then the foul should be called a shooting foul.
Which is correct?
2007-03-22
08:06:49
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