[just another ref]

Originally Posted by rgncjn

Last night after a successful three-pointer, the net became tangled. My partner tossed the ball through the hoop to remedy the problem, but was not successful. After a few more attempts, A1 jumps, grabs the net and pulls himself up to the rim. A1 hangs around on the rim, all while untangling the net. The net was hooked on something. In total, A1 was probably suspended in the air for about 20 seconds.

This was in the 4th quarter with about two minutes remaining, and Team A losing by 25 points. It definetly earned a round of applause from both teams' spectators. One spectator was requesting a technical foul for hanging on the rim.

If the goal had started to fall on A1 and B1 pushed him to safety, that same spectator would have wanted a foul for that.