[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by MIC

Thanks for your replies,

Just watched Barnes Kobe on you tube. Interesting that there is clearly bad blood between the two players.

Would anyone agree that this move is probably legal, but wouldn't ordinarily be used in normal gameplay - i.e. it might be used between two players who are goading each other but doing it on court to every opposing player all the time to gain some advantage is not in the spirit of the game? (It would cause most people to flinch for a split second afterall)

It's like in soccer if someone kept throwing ghost punches at opposing players but not hitting them. At a certain point, it's just bad sportsmanship isn't it?

This move in basketball against a decent opponent seems like a great way to have the ball popped out of your hands.

And no - swinging a fist in soccer is illegal whether you connect or not.