I dunno how some of y'all cosign this shyt, like do you ENJOY watching basketball this way?
Perfect example, that's one of the stupidest, most bullshyt drawn "fouls" out there. NBA even acknowledged this in part when they changed the rule back in 2011 but they left enough leeway room that it still happens.
If he tries to put up a good shot it obviously not ref-baiting. If he purposely avoids the best shot and throws his arms into the defender when he shoots instead (as Harden often does), then of course it's ref-baiting.
It's
to me that people complain about the NBA being too soft and then co-sign THAT shyt as a foul. He was barely moving when the "foul" occurred, he barely touched him, but now the narrative is he "bodied" him just cause Trae stopped and stuck his ass out and purposely initiated and then flopped.
In a real game you wouldn't even have noticed that the two players had contacted cause the offensive player wouldn't have done anything that looked like he'd even been hit.
That's false, refs are repeatedly asked to judge intent on calls.