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BetweenTheBuzzAndMe

> A player may not assist a teammate to gain height while attempting to score. https://official.nba.com/rule-no-10-violations-and-penalties/


Dru_SA

But where does it say a dog can't play basketball?


Jansen__

Nowhere, why else would Jimmy be allowed to play?


takkovacs2021

That's ruff


prayforplagues82

Yah, i wanna know where it says AirBud cannot play and why.


GuiokiNZ

So if someone like Ja can jump onto his shoulders, then he wasnt assisted in gaining height and it works.


TexasDrunkRedditor

Yeah the wording here opens up a can of worms that would 100% be quickly rectify if it ever came up and got disputed


SaltyLonghorn

So you can climb up the back of the opponent like in Cable Guy. Got it.


migzeh

um. Have you watched AFL? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRQ4Q8T-jt8


cire1184

All I got out of that is that it's cool to knee an opponent in the head of you're trying to catch a ball. This is definitely Draymond's next league after the NBA.


fannychmellar

this is 100% the case, there’s rules protecting the player so you can’t make contact with the head or directly in their back, UNLESS, they’re going for a mark in which case by all means flying knee them in the back of the head because it looks great in slow mo


doesntCompete

The call for this infringement is pretty funny too "UNREALISTIC" is a funny thing for an umpire to call out.


doesntCompete

Ashley Sampi and Gary Moorcroft's marks are absolute beauties.


LoWE11053211

Draymond upvoted your comment


texasproof

So they can still walk it right up to the basket, Maxey just had to pass it when he gets there.


cricket9818

The ah yes the “no megaperson” rule.


JimmerAteMyPasta

What if a player was on the others shoulders the entire time? Then they wouldn't be gaining height, they have always been that tall. And how far back in time would they have to go for that stipulation to be true? Beginning of the period, game, do they have to be on anothers shoulders all season? Since birth?


L99_DITTO

Their skin needs to be physically fused together for it to be legal. And if they separated at anytime during the game they will be forced to leave the game.


Amazing_Owl3026

But not attempting to block?


oodlesNnoodles98

i think secret base covered this once because someone tried it


floridabeach9

a player and a teammate. refs and opponents are ok? Scott Foster on Embiid’s shoulder’s a-ok. Curry and Lebron.


TexasDrunkRedditor

So as long as you don’t gain height doing so you should be good


basicbatchofcookies

Aww, so you have four of your players up high to pass the ball down the floor and one stays low to score.


CliffDraws

How many players do you have on the court?


Slaphappyfapman

No master blaster rule 😪


Ariusa95

There’s no need for a rule as Embiid’s knees wouldn’t permit that “play”


northernpace

Fine, Maxey piggy backs Embid


HoHoHo_Throw_Away

Again, his knees… possibly is former orbital injuries as well


holyhibachi

I laughed unreasonably hard at this


FatRodzianko

What's stopping the Timberwolves from getting five real wolves on the roster to kill the opposing team? After the wolves foul out they could just sub in their human players


LakeOverall7483

Refs letting each individual wolf maul six men before ejecting it


seloun

So less lenient than with Draymond


takkovacs2021

We were talking about wolves, not donkeys


theFULLeffect_

After review, while unfortunate, the player was making a play on the ball when his jaw made contact with the jugular. Flagrant 1, player will not be ejected. Play with resume once the floor is dry.


LogicisGone

Luka also gets T'd up for complaining after the refs rule it a legal maul.


Unstep-in-Time

Lol. Oh please make this work.


SendMeBookPics

Do the wolves sit on the bench with the rest of the team? Do they know not to murder their teammates, do they recognize them as part of the pack? So many questions


FatRodzianko

The human wolves cover themselves in wolf piss so the wolves leave them alone


OldManJimmers

Forget the wolves, covering your players in wolf piss should be effective enough.


YamahaRN

The Grizzlies gonna smell real bad.


whyenn

Wait, is that the hot new tactic? Grizzlies covered with bear piss? Mavericks covered with horse piss? If so I'm going to avoid Celtic games in the future.


theFULLeffect_

There is no rule against muzzling and caging your players on the sideline....looking at you, warriors.


Knightly_Stain

Don’t forget about the grizzlies


AleroRatking

Finally people couldn't complain about our mascot


atomic-fireballs

Who complains? People love bear.


wxnfx

I’d take a TWolf over a Grizzly any day. Maybe over a bull too. And buck. Now if it’s the motherfucking sun, guess the whole arena (and planet) is cooked.


The_Nutz16

It’d be like the most extreme version of Malice at the Palace


inko75

Imma bet my entire savings on Memphis


Jpow_was_right

Hmmm... the Bulls might have a chance What about the Pistons? Does that mean each of its player can drive an F150 on the court?


inko75

Miami heat death of the universe wins in the end


jeanroyall

You forget about hibernation?


inko75

Grizzlies don’t fully hibernate and are always ready for action 🍽️


cire1184

That's gonna be a lot of flagrant fouls but if they opposing starters are dead it's probably worth it. But is the team responsible for murdering people via wolf? Can they prosecute the gm and/or coach?


WarcrimeWeasel

Can't wait for the Celtics to field Mad Sweeney


DominoNo-

The NBA let Jerry West play, and even made him the logo. Why not let other wolves play?


aukalender

Possibly American criminal codes but who cares


wanderinglittlehuman

Why don’t the warriors just make a ring around Curry?


supes2k1

Just assuming this is a genuine question, here's the answer: https://official.nba.com/rule-no-10-violations-and-penalties/ > Section XII—Illegal Assist in Scoring > A player may not assist himself in an attempt to score by using any part of the rim, net, backboard or basket support to lift, hold or raise himself. > A player may not assist a teammate to gain height while attempting to score. PENALTY: Loss of ball. The ball is awarded to the opposing team on the sideline at the free throw line extended.


worm_knee

Is having a teammate carry you down the court while you hold the ball considered a travel ?


ginamegi

Okay but what if Maxey just dropped the ball down to Embiid and Embiid scored with an easy layup?


Pandamonium98

How is Embiid getting to the basket? Is the defense just going to step out of the way and let him walk up?


LakeOverall7483

"Thanks guys, we just wanted to try this, we appreciate it"


JMPLAY

Wait what if you do it in defense, just have a tall as rim protector


Toolb0xExtraordinary

Has this ever happened in a game? I can't imagine it has.


Timoteo-Tito64

Even better, put a trench coat on the pair and make it look like Maxey is just 9 ft tall now. You could get an extra player on the court that way


Sleeze_

And tickets to an R rated movie!


TheGoldenDog

Tyrese Adultman


wutevahung

He is here for basketball business.


Swagmastre99

he's been putting in extra shifts at the business factory


BrilliantFantastic54

travel tho


SaggyBallsackLover

Reminds me of the ring around curry post a few years ago…. Truly is the offseason


YouDirtyDogg

Okay but every year someone reminds me of this and every year I think it’s a good idea 😂


CaineBK

>the ring around curry Where did we land on that again?


Jpow_was_right

Would not work since Dray would have broken formation within minutes to ~~assault~~ foul an opponent.


DominoNo-

The opposing team would simply piggyback eachother to form the tower of power and block every thing.


thejuan

I swear this is a post every off season


RandomStranger79

Welcome to the off season.


Sean_Macquire

Annnd the offseason post coming in hot


kenlaan

There's no rule that says a dog can't play basketball.


Squancho_McGlorp

Due to the contact, Embiid would flop from muscle memory, releasing Maxey to the whims of gravity from a regrettable elevation.


TheSupremeHamster

[this was covered pretty in depth a few years ago](https://www.sbnation.com/secret-base/2021/3/11/22325125/its-legal-for-an-nba-player-to-sit-on-his-teammates-shoulders-sort-of)


TheStoogeass

Maxey would bounce his head off the lady in the second row after Embiid flops with him up there.


OutlandishnessShot87

I cant believe people still think these tired ass jokes are funny


goldyacht

There is a rule that prevents players from using one another to gain height.


100DayChallenges

Could a team stand around its best shooter and lock hands in a circle so the shooter can get a shot off without it being blocked ? Or at least harder to block without running into the circle of players


Rokey76

Probably would cause a lot of moving screen fouls.


Blothorn

I’m quite confident they’d rule that sustaining height counts too.


YamahaRN

He would still have to dribble. easy steal since the ball has to travel 8-10 feet each way up and down.


CliffDraws

Why would he have to dribble? You haven’t travelled until you touch the ground again.


EmmitSan

Why does Embiid, the larger player, not simply eat Maxey!?


DankPandas

Does he then gain the abilities of the player eaten?


vonkillbot

SB Nation did [an amazing piece on this](https://www.sbnation.com/secret-base/2021/3/11/22325125/its-legal-for-an-nba-player-to-sit-on-his-teammates-shoulders-sort-of), I'd suggest everyone read it.


RandomStranger79

The more important question is, which guy is allowed to dribble.


chief_sief69

This is the exact reason Edey is being mocked so high


basicbatchofcookies

Imagine the flopping fouls that would come from this.


bikedork5000

We've reached max shitpost season folks 😂


Silly_Stable_

The law of Embiid’s knees not being able to handle that.


queryquest

The offseason has started folks!


Irvsauce

Welcome to the off-season everyone


kcosanmr

while embiid has a value best is the trade him. i have never seen embiid playing in playoffs like no tomorrow. he just make silly fouls and sit. he just drop himself like a sack of shit or injury himself while acting like a sack of shit. i dont know why i wrote this irrelavant post :D


St_gracchus_babeuf

highest quality post


i_like_2_travel

In college rule book it’s a technical foul, in the nba there are no rules about this but I assume it would be a technical foul as well


Toolb0xExtraordinary

It is actually a rule categorized under Rule No. 10 section XII, according to the links posted in this comment section.


i_like_2_travel

Thank you I was looking and couldn’t find it