Slapping The Backboard (Again) ...

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Valley Man

A defender makes a 100% legitimate attempt to block a shot. In attempting to block the shot the defender’s hand contacts the backboard causing vibration and the ball falls off of the basket. I said to play on.

Originally Posted by todd66

Intentional slap = T. Unintentional slap = Play on. Severity of the slap or what happens to the backboard after the slap are of no relevance in this scenario

Got the same response from my local interpreter.

This is a case where the purpose and intent of the rule is a whole lot easier to understand than the actual written rule itself.

To some, the abundance of the word “or” in the written rule made the independent clauses within the rule text very confusing.

Leading to this:

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Some in my study group said to charge a technical foul because the slap caused the basket/backboard to vibrate during the try.