Fun With An Off The Ball Foul …

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I do not see contact until the white player grabs the arm and tries to swim it.

Originally Posted by BillyMac

... Blue #2's intentionally and illegally extended arm into White #24"s chest kept White #24 three feet farther away from the basket and a possible rebound. This gave a much shorter Blue #2, with an inside position, a possible tremendous rebounding advantage over a much taller White #24.

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Look at the video again, "First Blood" was Blue #2 intentionally and illegally extending an arm into White #24"s chest, which was followed almost immediately (split second) by White #24 intentionally and illegally latching onto Blue #2's extended arm.

Blink and you will miss it. It was that close ("followed almost immediately (split second)"). Slow the video down and one can clearly but barely see the touch first, and then the latch on.

JRutledge already matched the "number one answer", and should be pleased that his interpretation is agreed upon by many.

The “Gang of Four” IAABO Co-Coordinators of Interpreters seem to imply that both "contacts" occurred at the same time (contradicting both JRutledge and me).

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Blue #2, extends his right arm into the torso on White #24. As this occurs, white #24 grabs the arm of Blue #2.