Officiating
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The NBA hunts flopping with a four-letter acronym, Martine looks for the column
The NBA says calls for “flopping” will be enforced this season once the line between exaggerating contact and faking it is crossed. In the preseason, Jalen Brunson (Knicks) was given a technical…
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Noah Penda dunks, the ball goes back through the hoop: two points struck out in red pen
In Orlando’s win over Cleveland, a Noah Penda dunk was ruled out for “basket interference”. Coming down, still hanging from the rim, the ball bounced off his head before it had fully…
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Sixteen technicals and songs in his head: Doncic tried, and so did the table
Luka Doncic finished the season among the NBA leaders in technical fouls, for dissent, and his 16th in March earned him a one-game suspension. He says he tried singing his favourite songs…