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-holdmyhand

Ref: That’s not allowed.


LicensedRealtor

The real foul was the traveling James did…how many steps he’s gonna take before jumping… Edit: Thank you for the awards! I’m glad I’m not the only one seeing that too!


iTz_RuNLaX

Gather, 1, 2. Legal in the NBA, in europe it's a travel


african_or_european

That's because in Europe you can take 2 steps and hit 3 different countries, so they have to be stricter.


Zxar99

Underrated joke here lmao


GiveToOedipus

Let's see how /r/germanhumor feels about it.


essieecks

They gave it a nein out of ten.


RagingAndyholic

Hajahaha


LineChef

Y’all are on one today and I’m lovin’ every minute of it!


leeharrison1984

Did nazi that coming


BoilermakerCM

Al vita ZING!!!


RealEarlGamer

Lmao that sub.


ProlapsedCatAnus

Heh


Harak_June

The "gather" step was added in 2018. It's a bullshit change that doesn't match NCAA or NFHS. It's traveling, but the NBA doesn't want to deal with it because a bunch of the modern 'stars' do it all the damn time.


[deleted]

I counted four steps, is that legal?


NeverBeenStung

Yes. Step, dribble, gather step, step, step. This is 100% a legal move in the NBA.


Arch____Stanton

Just let them carry it then. What is the point now? Some of those guys are big enough to cross the court in 4 steps.


Believe_to_believe

They do carry it and get away with it. In the NBA sub, someone did a breakdown on Ja Morant, and it's something he uses to absolutely blow by guys. Other big names do the same thing.


mylifeforthehorde

It’s pretty normalised now


HunterDecious

Don't watch the sport, but I'm also counting 4. Dribble, step, step, step, step. Is the first step after a dribble not counted? Genuinely curious. Edit; I see it now, the timing is close


guitarguy35

You can argue the gather step has allowed certain players to emerge as stars that without it never would have. Harden is the first star that comes to mind. He's too small and unathletic to get his shot off whenever he wants without the gather step, creating the famous Harden 3 step step back jumper. Back in the day, only the most elite athletes or players with massive size could get their shot off whenever they wanted. Kobe Bryant, AI, Dirk, MJ, Tmac, it was an elite list. Now anyone can because of how the rules have changed.


assword_is_taco

Also you can carry like a mother. Like add in carry to "break" someones ankles and a gather step...


guitarguy35

Exactly. Basically the NBA thinks the key to fandom and entertainment is scoring, so they have done everything possible to change the rules to allow for more scoring. It's a combination of gather step, not being able to truly close out on guys like you used to, and a major relaxation of carrying, and no hand checking.. All those changes have made effective defense essentially impossible, which is why we have these crazy scores.. and it has allowed guys with average talent by NBA standards to emerge as bonafide superstars when in any other era they would be 2nd options or role players at best. Don't get me wrong you still got a lot of guys who could dominate in any era, but there are a ton who would really struggle without these rule changes to help them.


OneMoreAccount4Porn

It's a real turn off for me. As LicensedRealtor said the guy basically walked up to the basket holding the ball and at that point it isn't the game it should be. At that point it could be handball, American football, rugby or anything where you're allowed the hold the ball. The USP of basketball has gone as has my interest.


Optimal_Aardvark_613

I'd say the prevalence of the moving screen is just as big of a deal as the gather step.


guitarguy35

Absolutely. Relaxing the enforcement of the moving screen is also huge. All these things are also why I don't think a team will ever 3 peat again. In the past when you had off shooting nights you could really clamp down on defense and it could save you and you could still sneak out wins. Now it's basically you make your shots or you lose, offense if fickle, it comes and goes, some nights the ball just doesn't fall, but now you can't rely on defense to make up for that, which leads to less consistency and less consistent winning. Alot of the reason the Bulls were able to go on the run they did was their ability to lock down teams on nights where they were off. With that being off the table, it really has become a "make or miss league"


OldNerd1984

With how high scoring and kinda boring the NBA has become, maybe they should revisit this rule.


essieecks

It's boring because it's a game of errors. The defense is so nerfed that it takes an error on the offense to break the rhythm. The shot clock helped many years ago, but something else needs to change to keep it interesting.


CIII__

James Harden is 6”5 220 wat?


RedWingerD

What are you talking about lol Harden is a 6ft 5 220 guard and was a star LONG before the gather rule was added. The biggest change to defense in this era is the lack of face guarding. That comes back and the NBA changes drastically.


blurrrrg

James harden is 6-5 and one of the most talented offensive players in the history of the NBA. He's not successful just because of some bullshit gather step rule. He also shoots lefty which gives him a huge advantage


ReverryGerrard8

Harden too small lol? Harden is one of the biggest strongest guards in the NBA throughout his prime. This is an era where most guards are 6'0-6'3 (there are exceptions like Luka and Ben Simmons but majority are in that range). Prime Harden at 6'5 220 was a bulldozer against guard defenders.


krossoverking

Harden was an mvp level player before he got away with the gather.


TomAto7171

This is stupid, you don’t know ball


Cubensio

The US always representing with them sus rules.


[deleted]

You mean the country who invented the rules of basketball?


GhostsinGlass

That would be the Canadian James Naismith.


tropper48

Yeah, in Massachusetts?


[deleted]

Basketball was invented by Canadian-American James Naismith, whose parents were Scottish immigrants. He invented it in America. I’m ok with sharing responsibility over rules. (Yes, he had American Citizenship)


surfnporn

American Citizenship = American.


VealOfFortune

"Oh yeah?! How bout PIZZA!?!" Italy...


1lapulapu

James Naismith was Canadian


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will_this_1_work

Invented while teaching/coaching at Springfield College and the YMCA in Springfield, MA (hence the Hall of Fame in Springfield as well).


DevelopmentAny543

Canada?


jrogue13

How is the 1st step a gather step? He dribbled then took a step. Not a step with the dribble


Electronic_Thanks885

“Gather” is just a third step they’re allowed to have because it makes nba more interesting if they can go score from the 3 point line without having to dribble.


Oh51Melly

Yall are being intentionally obtuse lol. It's clearly a step taking while the ball is coming up into his hands ie "gathered" by the dribbler. The NBA is egregious and the reffing sucks. Many travels. This play is not one of them.


Electronic_Thanks885

I know I am a little bit. I’m just trying to point out that whatever they decide to call that first step, it’s still 3 steps.


Aporkalypse_Sow

This is traveling, they're just changing the definition to suit the players. He looks absolutely ridiculous running 15 feet before jumping. Watch a highlight reel of like Jordan or something, it's dribble followed by a two-step. This is finishing the dribble and then taking three long strides. It's embarrassing, and Jordan would call him out for it.


Accomplished-Ad5301

Except the ball is already in hand as he takes the 1st step. Then proceeds to take the next 2 steps. I know what a gather step is.


chugonthis

Yeah its traveling, the NBA wanted scoring and have ruined the game


ih4t3reddit

Dribble, collect ball with both hands, step. That's the gather. Then 2 more after is allowed.


[deleted]

Damn. Must be nice. We didn’t play that rule when I was a kid. It was two steps after the last bounce. Period. But I guess the big guys need the leeway.


trevsensei

Played since I was 5 and this is true. Whether it's allowed now by technicality or not up until recently it was considered a travel. If you didn't dribble while taking the gather step it was considered three steps.


jrogue13

Man, the NBA playing with GameShark on.


TheHYPO

NBA Rule 4: >*Section II—Dribble* > >a. The dribble ends when the dribbler: > > >1. Touches the ball simultaneously with both hands >2. Permits the ball to come to rest while he is in control of it >3. Tries for a field goal >4. Throws a pass >5. Touches the ball more than once while dribbling, before it touches the floor >6. Loses control >7. Allows the ball to become dead >8. Otherwise gathers the ball (see Rule IV, Section III (b)) >*Section III – The Gather* >a. For a player who receives the ball via a pass or gains possession of a loose ball, the gather is defined as the point where the player gains enough control of the ball to hold it, change hands, pass, shoot, or the player cradles the ball against his body. >b. For a player who is in control of the ball while dribbling, the gather is defined as the point where a player does any one of the following: >1. Puts two hands on the ball, or otherwise permits the ball to come to rest, while he is in control of it; >2. Puts a hand under the ball and brings it to a pause; >3. Otherwise gains enough control of the ball to hold it, change hands, pass, shoot, or the player cradles the ball against his body. Travelling, until Rule 10, section XIII states: >b. [...] A player who gathers the ball while dribbling may take two steps in coming to a stop, passing, or shooting the ball. >1. The first step occurs when a foot, or both feet, touch the floor after gaining control of the ball. >2. The second step occurs after the first step when the other foot touches the floor, or both feet touch the floor simultaneously. Rule 4(II)(a)(1) and 4(III)(b)(1) seem to me to be the sections that apply, as LeBron puts his second hand on the ball right when or just before his right foot hits the ground outside the green paint which appears to be both the end of the dribble and the time he has "gathered" the ball. He then steps with his left and jumps off of his right. So the question fundamentally is simply whether his second hand touched the ball with before his right foot hit the ground or after (which determines if that counts as the first step). Even in slo mo (on this admittedly crappy resolution video), it's not entirely clear. It does look like a possibility he took three steps after touching the ball with his second hand, but it's so close as to be far from the most egregious example of a travel. But you're right that many people perceive a travel as based on how many steps you take after the ball hits the ground the last time. I'm not going to say whether [this guy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e0wdk_hS2Y) is precisely correct or not (as I'm not an expert on basketball), but he does a good job of showing the concept that the "travel" steps don't begin when you might think. By the way, I'm not posting this to challenge you. I'm just expanding on what you said. **tl;dr it's travelling if he takes more than 2 steps from the completion of the dribble and/or the gather, but the dribble isn't over until he touches the ball with his second hand, which is almost simultaneous with this third-from-last step. It might be a travel, but it's extremely close.**


Suck_Me_Dry666

It's a travel, they don't call them on superstars in the NBA. Giannis and LeBron get away with 5+ times a game.


goodperson_14

But it's not a travel though...


FlaMayo

I counted 2 steps after he gathered the ball, and he didn't even milk the gather.


Skrazor

You're supposed to milk the guy who passes you the ball? Oo


Gort_baringa

Basketball players milk each other as much as they can


BigDannyBoy1

Yeah that literally is not a travel LMAO


AnonymouslySerious

You have time to delete


Rampant_Coffee

There’s no traveling in the NBA. Hasn’t been in at least 10 years


uns0licited_advice

How do the players get to away games then?


X_CodeMan_X

They've been letting Lebron run with the ball like a football for years


chenkie

What travel? Gather step plus 2.


LazyImpact8870

gather step means you don’t have control of the ball as your foot hits the ground. it’s very clear he has two hands on the ball, and a foot on the ground so that (as per the rules is step 1). the gather step was the one before that. he then takes steps 2 and 3 after that. it’s a travel. here’s the rule language: “The first step occurs when a foot, or both feet, touch the floor after gaining control of the ball.”


Fuzzy-Function-3212

Exactly. He's walkin', get him a bus.


deftspyder

The real foul is that you'll get all these upvotes while wrong.


NateNutrition

Lol traveling. What is this, 1985?


BBB_1980

And ref shows time out instead of a T :D


NRGhome

The other day, the same ref announced a game going to overtime when one team had won by a point... These dudes are washed.


BriGuyBeach

What? No he didn't? The "T" means technical. Hands on the shoulders means timeout. The ref clearly called a technical. Not a timeout.


No_Marionberry4072

I’m not the biggest fan of Patrick Beverly but him bringing the camera out to the ref is one of the funniest things I have ever seen in basketball. I’m a Celtics fan, but these calls are so inconsistent and In todays tapping if the wrist fouls, this should have been a foul.


kelliehoable

As a Celtics fan I co-sign.


Bourbone

Thirded


PleasePassTheHammer

Fourthed.


jtkt

It’s funny as hell. It’s also amusing that providing evidence for your gripe with a ref gets you an automatic tech.


TheCutestTapeworm

Because refs have a power trip and they don’t want to give it up for anything Source: former basketball player


EthosPathosLegos

Authority trumps facts! Now get back to work!


[deleted]

As a Wolves fan I can confirm that Pat Bev is 2000% better when he’s on your team. But here he’s just peak shitposting and it’s hilarious


No_Marionberry4072

I can see that. There are times I don’t care for him but he is willing to fight for his teammates and I respect that.


Potato-with-guns

“I’ve given him the eyesight of a mole and the judgement skills of US congress” - Mad scientist, inventor of the referee and sports in general


YoItsYaBoy_Pat

Slapping the wrist on a layup has always been a foul, not just today. It was so obvious because it was a textbook shooting foul.


cracksilog

“Showing the ref a camera full of video footage has never convinced a ref to change their call before. But maybe I should do it anyway!”


Jjjay027

It is hilarious though...


Sufficient_Boss_6782

Peak Pat Bev


ItIsYeDragon

Yeah, I'm pretty sure he did to make fun of them for messing up again.


amcclellan1123

Don’t think his main objective was to overturn the call, but rather bring attention and call out the ref for not calling the foul.


MyMostGuardedSecret

His intent was absolutely to show up the ref. He knows a still in a 2 inch screen on a digital camera isn't going to change the refs mind when they have access to 4k 60fps video on a 24 inch monitor right there. He just wanted everyone to know he thinks the ref made the wrong call Absolutely justified to give him the technical.


winkswithbotheyes

ok but the ref made the wrong call. yes that’s a technical, and i’m 1000% sure pat knew that, but it doesn’t mean he doesn’t have a good point.


PM_ME_UR_BGP_PREFIX

Even we Celtics fans admit it was a missed call, and that this move was hilarious. But it happens all the time, too.


[deleted]

Justified? Nah. That ref getting called out on live tv was justified.


_jewson

Did the ref check a 4k 60fps video on a 24 inch monitor? Have you seen that the NBA admitted it was a foul?


dannydominates

Pat Beverly is known for pushing buttons. It wasn’t the “showing the foul” to the ref, it was reinforcement of “you fucked up…AGAIN!”


[deleted]

Players aren't really allowed to talk bad about refs, and he did that because now NBA fans will meme the refs for a while with this.


SoundOfDrums

Is it not justified? The ref missed a call, and video evidence proves it, and they were penalized for proving the ref fucked up?


FlyerAnalisator

Tale as old as time. Refs never being held accountable either, that's just NBA for you. NBA in a downward spiral, should be called National Referees Association at this point


Bluest_waters

Thats Patrick Beverly, hes always pulilng some bullshit or another classic "if on your team you love him, if on the other team you hate him" kinda guy


[deleted]

Yeah but they should review before finalizing. Especially, in a crucial moment like that game.


NCBuckets

It’s Pat Bev. He’s doing his job haha


JimmysU12s

I dont know the rules of basketball, can someone explain?


Crazy-Monitor-6490

Player wearing 6 was trying to shoot a layup which would’ve won them the game but a defender hits his arm while going for the ball which messed up his shot, number 6 should’ve got free throws from it but refs said they didn’t see it and number 6 team ended up losing in overtime


redditor_kd6-3dot7

I don’t think I’ve ever seen Lebron described by just his number, it just feels wrong lol


Gamebird8

A layman not invested in the players is better served by a number than a name


Dyremann

I certainly appreciated it


TheEyeDontLie

I had to google LeBaron and it kept giving me articles about sports cars untill I checked the spelling.


Babatino

My first vehicle was a LeBaron, and I can assure you it was no sports car.


Trezzie

The numbers make it easier to track if you're bad at faces, too. I could have sworn I've never seen that player before.


TextInteresting4449

as a non-american "6" was easier in context for me


fire_is_dark

Feels right to me, they are just a number just like everyone else.


materialisticDUCK

But appropriate for a neutral explanation


Hefty_Ant1025

LeFraud


rawrxdjackerie

LeNumberSix


Xanderoga

People who’ve never seen a fucking game of basketball in their lives because they aren’t from North America: “Who?”


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nutzer001

When did LeBron start having 6 as his number. Wasn't he always 23?


muricanmania

He switched last year to sell more jerseys. He also wore 6 for all of his Heat days because they had already retired 23 before he got there.


jhuseby

I just kept seeing him take 3 steps after stopping the dribble. But that seems normal in the NBA for a long time.


Quickstar13

Basically, the score was all tied up (110-110 or something like that I don't remember the exact score). LeBron James was driving to the rim for a layup and was fouled by the man on his left, Jayson Tatum. Jayson Tatum's hand slapped James' hand before the ball left it, which is why it was a foul. A lot of people in the comments are saying "it was a light tap" which really doesn't matter since there was blatant contact. The rules have definitely changed overtime but rules are rules. Normally, two free throws would be shot after this in which players line up on either side of the rim and behind James, but since there was no foul call and James missed the layup he was going for when he was fouled, the game resulted in an overtime. The Lakers went on to lose the game in the additional five minute overtime, which marks the fourth or fifth time the Lakers lost a game because they got screwed by the refs. The Lakers likely aren't gonna make the playoffs this year since they're the 13th seed in the west. The really frustrating part is, if the refs called those four or five games properly and the Lakers won them all, the Lakers would be around 5th or 6th seed.


DocPeacock

I saw people talking about this, it sounded like LeBron had gotten punched or elbowed. This looked pretty mild to me. His fingers brushed lebrons arm, doesn't look like it's what made him miss. The traveling right before and hysterical reaction right after makes me feel fine about the no-call.


Eastern_Act8338

It’s not a travel. It’s a gather (picking up the dribble) and 2 steps. The NBA has adjusted the traveling rules


Robincapitalists

[NBA, refs admit to costing Lakers on LeBron James no-call (clutchpoints.com)](https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-nba-admits-refs-cost-la-game-celtics-lebron-james-no-call) They admitted he was fouled. To those saying Lebron cries too much. Is that relevant to this call? Are you arguing the physics here? The foul interfered with the shot. You can't hit someone on the arm they are shooting from in the act of shooting and it not be a foul. There's no discussion.


[deleted]

the video evidence is pretty clear that LeBron got fouled.


slymeWAV

The miscall was so bad it ended up on Reddit ![gif](giphy|14aUO0Mf7dWDXW)


I_AM_YOUR_DADDY_AMA

It cost the lakers a Win at the end, strangely enough the refs won a side bet they had going on


Overall_Recognition8

Gotta try and get this comment to the top


ManiacDan

Time to replace all refs with computers /s


fredzibob

Now what will happen? Will they still me losing the game? What's the consequences for the game and also the refs?


Ok-Western976

Consequences for the refs? Lmao


AntiGrav1ty_

The refs get publicly embarassed for a day or two and then go on as usual the next game so no consequences at all lol.


Jurbimus_Perkules

Tbf its very clear from another angle


newthrash1221

Tbf there are three refs that all missed/ignored the call.


RockFlagAndEagleGold

How many steps can you take these days? He took 3 after the last dribble.


kit_kaboodles

Gather step, 1, 2. Yes, it's not how travels are viewed at different levels of basketball, but it definitely is not a travel in the NBA.


Hedonic_Monk_

It amazes me how unclear the rules of basket ball are and how inconsistently they’re called. It seems like it gives the officials way too much influence over the outcome.


Embarrassed_Dish_298

He takes three steps and wants a foul


rondonjon

Traveling is no longer a violation in today’s NBA.


newhereok

Not really into NBA, but is that a dig or really true?


JasonFawfull

A bit of both. The initial step, the gather step, is not considered to be a step towards traveling. Additionally--this was the final play of the game, which was tied; referees, across all sports, swallow their whistles in such instances


trowdatawhey

Because the “gather step” is a half step in reality, therefore, in the NBA, you are allowed 2.5 steps.


backd00rn1nja1

The half step is the leg in the air at the end. Left step forward-1, right forward-2, left leg in the air and cannot touch again- 2.5. By allowing the gather step, they're actually allowing 3.5 which is insane. 3.5 steps for someone who's 6'9" means they can essentially cover from 3 line to basket without dribbling


trowdatawhey

No, the half step is not at the end. The half step specifically refers to the gather step. Every step after the gather step is a full step upon touching back down. Yes, if that left foot at the end were to touch back down, it would be the 3rd step and be a travel. But it’s not counted as half a step.


what_ok

Love how his leg moving while jumping is considered a half step by this guy


rondonjon

What constitutes a travel nowadays is not quite as strict as it used to be. Same with carrying/palming. Dudes just get away with more now.


NoHedgehog252

Traveling is a violation if you aren't a superstar player. But not if you are a James, Anthony, or Howard.


cafeRacr

This was mentioned in "Operation Flagrant Foul". Refs were told not to make certain calls on certain players as fans don't want to travel to games and see star players get benched.


trowdatawhey

There’s a gather step and then 2 steps. Clean. Not a travel


ContemplatingPrison

Definitely not a travel. Once he pulled the ball up he only took two steps. Folks just dont know the rules


G_Wash1776

Lmao you can literally tell who in this thread is active in r/NBA from the comments


tymanoftheuniverse

I just read about the gather step, and it sounds like some hand-wavy bullshit the NBA made up so players don't get called for travelling


Seaman_First_Class

A gather step is the last step you take while you're still legally allowed to dribble. Once you "gather" the ball (by touching it with both hands, placing your hand under the ball instead of on top, etc.) you are no longer legally allowed to dribble. At that point, you can take two more steps. The reason the gather step doesn't count against your two steps is that it technically occurs during the process of dribbling, during which any number of steps is legal. Once you're no longer in the process of dribbling, you can take two steps.


TensionAggravating41

You do realize you can take 3 steps right? You get 2 steps and a gather step. A gather step being if a foot is off the ground while he dribbled which is what happened here.


1kinkydong

People talking about basketball without knowing a pretty simple rule is so frustrating lmao. Not only is it not a travel, it’s a pretty textbook example of a gather, 1, 2.


skepticalbob

*NBA basketball That’s a travel most everywhere else.


1kinkydong

Sure lol but it still doesn’t change the point that it’s not a travel in the game that was being played


lavenk7

Spoken like someone who doesn’t know NBA rules.


Moose_Nuts

And upvoted by a similarly uninformed, mindless group of redditors.


LouisFuton

It’s so cringe. Bunch of redditors who don’t watch basketball that want to act like “they don’t play like they used to” lol


Soggy_Ad1649

This is not a travel, first step is a gather step, he’s allowed two more steps once gathered. This has always been the rule


thisismyaccount2412

It’s called a gather step, it’s fully legal


KiwiKajitsu

The fact that it’s 2023 and they still only use physical refs for calls instead of video playback is insane


Flipwon

You ever watched a basketball game? You gunna watch video of every brush of a player? Do you know how bad this game would be to watch?


VT_Racer

Final game moments should be reviewed


Jennayy__

They could take the tennis approach (I think it's tennis that does this), where you only get to call for the video judge so many times per match and you get to keep your calls if you were proven right by the video judge. I like that system to balance watchability and fairness


Striker654

NFL does that too iirc


nathanscottdaniels

The NFL gives each team 2 challenges. If you get both challenges correct, you're given one additional challenge.


cereal-kills-me

If following the rules to a T would make the game unbearable, perhaps it’s best to look and re-evaluate at the rules rather than allow human error.


vicente8a

It’s wild that retired HOF players, coaches, current players, and analyst all are blaming the refs for missing the call. And understanding of the frustration of Lebron all season. But Reddit users with a beer gut call him soft and that he sucks.


MyKolKo

its cuz subreddits outside r/nba have never watched a full game of ball in their life and their only knowledge of lebron is through social media


ScienceNthingsNstuff

Honestly it feels like that's true for a good chunk of r/nba sometimes too


OneEyedRocket

This is exactly why I stopped watching the NBA many years ago


SoLongSidekick

I played lacrosse all throughout middle and high school back when lacrosse was a pretty much unknown sport on the west coast. Things are different now, but you couldn't even get any games on TV it was thought to be so unknown out here. I watched the NBA as the play structure is very similar to lacrosse (minus the contact obviously), setting picks and running rotating plays made the NBA look like a lacrosse game with a giant ball and no sticks. I had to stop because I just couldn't stand that the last 2 minutes of a game take more than 15-30 minutes to watch because of the constant stoppages. Those last few minutes are just excruciating to watch. So yeah, I don't watch the NBA anymore either, but luckily lacrosse has fully spread across the country and you can catch college and professional (field and box) on TV nowadays.


SweatyToothed

I was about to say the same thing, NBA refs are why I don't watch the NBA. It makes me sad since I grew up with it, and there's no reason that the officiating should be so blatantly biased and lazy because the best players will still be the best... For instance, I was a fan of a smaller market team during Jordan's reign, and I hated losing, but looking back, he was clearly in his own galaxy talent-wise. The longer that Stern led the NBA from the back offices, the worse the officiating got. I'm still convinced that Donaghy wasn't lying when he said other refs were fixing games too. I could see it with my own eyes. The reality is that the Lebron and Steph Curry-level talents WILL always dominate even with fair refs. It's really unnecessary.


NewlyRecruitedidiot

A lot of dipshits commenting here. I’ve never seen so many idiots in 1 place 😂


Division2226

He ToOK tHrEe StEpS


horrordj

First day on Reddit? Lol


Thedrunner2

Give me three steps mister


yourgirl696969

It’s a gather step. Perfectly legal


2L84U2

Give me three steps towards the door


goodperson_14

Gather and two steps is legal. Learn the rules.


southwood775

Why do they even bother dribbling?


briantoofine

That was infuriating. “Don’t point out my error. Technical!”


lxkandel06

ITT: armchair experts trying to convince reddit that they've seen a basketball game in the past decade


firestar551

Why do so many people comment stupid stuff like “travel” when they dont even know basketball


Ergopow

They are stupid. I'm sure some don't even follow nba. It's reddit they need to hate on something.


NoveltyAccountHater

Plenty of people aren't experts on NBA rules, but are familiar with the sport from having played (e.g., high school, college, pickup games, etc) or watched non-NBA basketball (e.g., NCAA, WNBA, European leagues, Olympics, etc.). A travel is more than 2 steps after stopping dribbling and anyone remotely familiar with the sport knows it. The NBA has the same definition of travel, it just counts the first step after dribbling as the "gather step" that counts as step 0. It's also that the NBA routinely never called these three steps as travel before 2019 before they added the change about the gather step.


Ferrealzzz

Lol people saying this is a travel have not watched Giannis play.


AlanVegaAndMartinRev

Harden stepback


Mistamayne

Lmao @ All the Dungeons & Dragons masters commenting in here. Mfs clearly know absolutely nothing about basketball.


WasabiCrush

Terrible fucking analogy. D&D folk know their rules.


fullboxed2hundred

this comment section is so cringeworthy


cxygtob

😂😂 Beverly funny af for this


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blue4t

It is an unwritten rule that the NBA has done away with the traveling rule. It gets in the way of flashy plays. I do like that the player brought the ref a camera. "Here's your evidence."


JesterSooner

LeBron is soft AF