Tough Call: Act of shooting - New FIBA Interpretation Art.37-8 introduced on March 1st

by FIBA.basketball - 5 Mar 2017 - 5861 views

During a Team Black offense, 15 Black passes the ball to 4 Blue who slips to the floor and the ball is gathered by 5 White who fast breaks to the Team Black basket with an open path. 15 Black chases from behind as the last defender and fouls 5 White after he has commenced the act of shooting. Under the new interpretation this is a shooting foul situation not an unsportsmanlike foul (unless deemed excessive). Correct decision by the officials.