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Noah Penda's Dunk Hit His Face and Still Went Back Through the Net... So Why No Basket?
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Noah Penda's Dunk Hit His Face and Still Went Back Through the Net... So Why No Basket?
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Noah Penda's dunk goes rim, face, backboard, and back through the hoop again and somehow it still doesn't count.
I break down exactly why using rule 5, section 1 on scoring. The ball has to pass all the way through the net, and on this angle it just never does. Same reason Ja Morant's dunk got waved off a while back, the ball clipped his head before fully clearing the twine.
JB DeRosa, working the trail, tells Banchero flat out he didn't see it, which is exactly right since this call lives with the slot official, not the trail. Banchero can lobby all he wants, the mechanics of the crew say otherwise.
I also pull up the Harden non-call against the Spurs for comparison, a play Capers got completely wrong in real time. The rule book reads like a puzzle, but every piece fits together once you know where to look. #shorts
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