I agree 100% with the statement previously made in this thread that when you have ten players and two or three officials running around in a small area, that there will be some incidental contact. Having said that, I would like to pose the following question:
Why does a player need to touch an opposing player with his/her hands or forearms to play basketball? Especially when the player can see his/her opponent 99.99% of the time.
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Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.
Trumbull Co. (Warren, Ohio) Bkb. Off. Assn.
Wood Co. (Bowling Green, Ohio) Bkb. Off. Assn.
Ohio Assn. of Basketball Officials
International Assn. of Approved Bkb. Officials
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Toledo, Ohio
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