Was it a foul, or not?

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Originally Posted by bradfordwilkins

I'm talking SPECIFICALLY about this play (and similar ones) where from the lead you can see no contact on the ball or hand but questionable contact on the forearm... When you see someone who shoots well have a shot come up 5 feet short, its a good indicator of illegal contact.

Defensive challenges on these plays can be hard to officiate. Often, the official with primary coverage is in bad position or caught up in another aspect of the play...feet, body contact, etc. The contact to affect a jump shot is usually subtle. as Bradford pointed out, Kevin Durant doesn't airball that shot without contact... However, we can't guess or assume the player missed because of a foul.