[JRutledge]

Let us make something very clear. The NBA/NCAA/NFHS do not have all the same rules across the board. All organizations are run by different entities and have completely different focuses on the game of basketball. NCAA and NF have similar rules classifications but the nature of those levels is very different. So if the NBA creates a rule, there is no guarantee that the other levels will follow or want to follow. And the professionals are very different than amateur in legality of circumstances. I am also not a lawyer, but I have no idea what changing the name is going to mean from a legality standpoint. The name of the type of foul is not a consideration for what a foul is called. And if I am not mistaken, the NBA does not have any foul called an "intentional foul." Only NCAA and NF have such a classification of a foul.

There is not a one size fits all concern with rules as it relates to the legal system. The two things are not intertwined as you have suggested.

Peace