Miami Heat v. New York Knicks: LeBron Block Attempt and Foul

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

On one play a kid split two defenders and lost his balance and threw up some crap to attempt a shot. I saw the entire thing and the defenders literally did not touch him, but he fell down on his face basically and the coach complained and ask me how that was not a foul? I answered by saying, "The the defenders did nothing wrong or illegal, he just fell." The coach basically said, "He cannot fall over air?"

Even if there was contact, it might not have been illegal contact. There's a difference between tripping, and being tripped. One is legal. The other isn't.