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I just looked at the tape from the TV angle and I did not see this foul you are talking about. I see two players jumping forward and the smaller shooter fell to the floor. We cannot call fouls just because someone fell to the floor. Contact can also be severe and the proper call would be nothing (4-27). Now I would have to see the angle closer to the baseline to decide, but the defender is always allowed to jump up straight in their vertical space and be legal.
Once again, I stand by my statement I made before. We penalize the defense too as officials. The shooter is going hard to the basket and he runs into a brick wall. Falling should not be the reason we call a foul.
Peace
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