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Old Tue Mar 08, 2005, 02:27pm
bob jenkins bob jenkins is offline
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Originally posted by aurabass
If "touching" is the word then I submit your decision is even more difficult. Many if not most baskeball shoes curve upward at the toe. That being the case it is possible for the toe of a shoe to be over the line while the sole is not "touching" the line.

Perhaps tru while the player is standing still. But, as the player jumps, the heel comes up first and the toe goes down -- placing substantially all of the toe of the shoe on the court.