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Old Thu May 29, 2014, 07:15am
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Originally Posted by Nevadaref View Post
Not the same.
Team control ends under NBA rules when the defender knocks the ball away.
So the play you describe was not a violation in the NBA.
However, it would have been a violation at the NFHS and NCAA levels.
I believe that people watching NBA games on TV and seeing this action not penalized get upset and cause a problem when it is whistled against Johnny in a HS game.
The rule should be the same at the HS level. Ours is a terrible rule that's lasted for far too long.
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