LeBron Travel
 

The NBA refs didn't call it.... :eek:

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He only took 3 steps. The NBA rule allows 5. :rolleyes:

Et tu, officials?

1. Keep an eye on when he actually has control of the ball, then do a google search for "NBA Travel rule." Then decide whether what he did was illegal under the NBA code.

2. What took place is actually very close under the NBA code. If it's thatclose, leave it alone...especially if it's on an unguarded player 50 feet from the basket.

3. If that was the worst call that was made all night then the crew had a great game.

Travel? Yes. Advantage? No. Leave it alone.

When are people going to stop whining about travelling not being called in the NBA? As if those non-calls (if you can even call them that) hurt one's enjoyment of the game.

More relevant question, are you (officials here) calling a travel on that play in your highest level game?

Yes. I always called travels on plays like that in driveway games. :)

Yes, I'm calling that in everyone of my games. But my highest level game is not - and will not be - the NBA.

Forget about that travel or stroll in the park. How about the rake across Lebrons arms right in front of the lead not being called at the end of that game, a close game. Unreal miss of a blantant foul on a guy that gets more touch fouls called against his defenders than anyone in the league.

There's a scientific study that bares this out? :rolleyes:

I'm anxiously awaiting the peer-reviewed findings on this!

There it is, and this is why it frustrates us so. We little scholastic officials call it; why can't the "big guys?"

Yes, the rules are a bit different, and so is the financial incentive behind the rules. But some kids emulate these NBA players, and if they see something as legal at the "highest" level, they figure it's legal at all levels.

And you little scholastic guys also call a lot of things that are not violations. But that frustrates me too. Like the constant travel I see for a bobble of the ball. I have seen that called about 3 or 4 times already this summer. I can guarantee I will see that called several more times over the course of a summer, let alone over the course of the year.

Oh, and the NBA has different rules, just like the NFL has different rules than the lower levels. It happens, get over it. :rolleyes:

Peace

Yeah, that frustrates me, too.

I simply answered the question posed. I'm interested to hear if anyone would pass on this in a college or high school game. I think AremRed implied he would pass....

I also said that I don't work the NBA... I don't know the NBA travel rule and have no need to know it.

Note, too, that I have never been one to comment on the microscopic travels frequently posted here. I don't go looking for travels and probably call fewer than most all posters here. I can guarantee I miss more travels than calling travels that aren't there. But I'm also fairly certain I would call this one.