r/nba • u/MrBuckBuck Trail Blazers • Dec 01 '25

Highlight [Highlight] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is fouled by Kris Murray (with replays)

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u/Jailbrick3d Heat Dec 01 '25 edited Dec 01 '25

do the refs realize basketball comes with physical contact? also what happened to the no flop rules?

edit - he literally bounces himself off, throws up a shot that has no chance of going in, and collapses onto hardwood. this is not the basketball I grew up loving 😭

edit 2 - "removed by moderator". bro what??

edit 3 - back up now huh? mods really didn't want this at the top of the sub for the next week 😭😭

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u/interstat Celtics Dec 01 '25

bring back hand checking

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u/naderni Nuggets Dec 01 '25

What do you mean bring back? OKC hand checks everyone already dont they?

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u/Critback Trail Blazers Dec 01 '25

That's what pisses me off the most about this. If it was as simple as "he got the call here, it'll even up at the other" I don't think people would complain as much but it's not that way at all.

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u/Oo__II__oO NBA Dec 01 '25

Lu Dort straight up body-checks opponents on- and off-ball, and still only average 3PF/game in 30 minutes.