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[BktBallRef]

Originally posted by pizanno
Those of you who would call fouls: Do you also call fouls when a person gets poked in the eye, accidentally, of course.

If it places the player at a disadvantage, yes, I do. If he travels or loses the ball because of the poke, you have to call a foul. In your play, the player was knocked to the floor. You can't ignore it. If you do, there'll be hell to pay later.