What rule did Shaq change?
What rule did Shaq change? He even changed one rule now popularized as “Hack -a-Shaq”, this change meant players couldn’t foul opposing players on purpose that didn’t have the ball in their hands during the last 2 minutes of the game or they would reward the opposing teams with 2 free throws and the ball.
Can you throw the ball up and catch it in basketball?
NBA, NCAA and FIBA rules all state that you can touch a ball after making a pass if it first comes into contact with another player. As such, it is technically legal to complete a self-pass that involves deliberately bouncing the ball off an opposing player’s body.
Can you block a shot off the backboard?
Comment: It is legal for a defender in the normal course of trying to block a shot, to contact the backboard with his hand. This is not basket interference. It is a technical foul only if, in your judgment, the contact with the backboard was intentional in nature with no real attempt to block the shot.
Can you dunk without touching the rim?
Many times, players opt to go up for a dunk but gently put the ball in the basket without touching the rim. Also not a dunk. If you remove your hands at the last second, that’s called a layup, although Merriam-Webster defines a dunk simply as “throwing the ball into the basket from above the rim.” Not so.
