Dunk and Hang on Rim (Video)

[VaTerp]

MTD, Cool story bro..........

But none of that changes that the player is allowed to protect himself after legally dunking the ball.

There is a defender in the play who could have decided to jump when W5 begins to take off. He had a lot of momentum going toward the basket and used the rim to put himself in a safe landing position after legally dunking the ball.

You are essentially saying you want to penalize him because you think he should have slowed himself down before he dunked.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by VaTerp

... that the player is allowed to protect himself after legally dunking the ball.

... and that there is absolutely no requirement that there be a defender anywhere near the dunker. That part if the rule was deleted back in the later part of the twentieth century.