The Hidden Contact on SGA Nobody Caught: Fox's Subtle Vet Move Explained

I hadn't talked about this publicly yet, but after syncing up two camera angles I think De'Aaron Fox may have brushed SGA's left leg with his right hand in addition to the knee-to-foot contact everyone was already focused on.⁣
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That subtle arm movement you see on the left screen? That's a veteran move. A little trick. And it likely contributed to the spin Shai had after the contact.⁣
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Combo wasn't fully sold, but he agreed the arm movement is a strong context clue that something happened there.⁣
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Either way, the ruling on the play isn't complicated. When illegal lower body contact occurs on an airborne shooter who is not in an unnatural or abnormal shooting position, it's a foul. Full stop. You can call it soft. You can say Shai shouldn't have gone down. It's still a foul, and you'll see it called the vast majority of the time.⁣
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The Harrison Barnes play from the game before was a similar situation and I thought that one should've been called too. Consistency matters, and the inconsistency is what's really fueling the frustration here. #shorts