NBA Thread

[benji]

Could Victor Wembanyama play keep away by standing under the basket and bouncing the ball repeatedly off the rim, indefinitely resetting the shot clock, until fouled?

Per the rules, offensive 3 seconds isn’t called if by the end of the 3rd second, the player is shooting. Victor would be continuously shooting - ideally vibrating - the ball between his hands and the side of the rim.

You could potentially run the entire 12 minutes of every quarter down by doing this if not fouled.

**Section VI—Offensive Three-Second Rule

An offensive player shall not remain for more than three seconds in that part of his free throw lane between the endline and extended 4’ (imaginary) off the court and the farther edge of the free throw line while the ball is in control of his team.

Allowance may be made for a player who, having been in this area for less than three seconds, is in the act of shooting at the end of the third second. Under these conditions, the 3-second count is discontinued while his continuous motion is toward the basket. If that continuous motion ceases, the previous 3-second count is continued. This is also true if it is imminent the offensive player will exit this area.**