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Crew,
Basically, they were trying to take a foul at this point. When the official passed on the original chuck/impede contact across the lane on an offensive player who was a poor free throw shooter, the foul became aggressive as the player was pushed from the middle of the lane into the bench area. At this point, it became intentional, I agree. However, if the chuck foul was called at the point it occurred, then this would be a normal common foul as the offensive player was trying to cut towards the ball to receive a pass in getting open.
However, it was not called. I brought this thread up as I think it was a good learning tool for all of us. It is irrelevant who made the call or whether they were right or wrong. Just something to talk about in this forum. There is no doubt that the actions over by the bench were intentional, that I agree with.
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