Traveling and The “Gather”
Please see below for educational videos (narrated by VP, Head of Referee Development & Training Monty McCutchen) which provide an overview of the Traveling rule, as well as specifically address the newly-defined concept of the “gather”:
Click below for more information regarding the new language in the NBA rule book that governs traveling violations:
Coach’s Challenge
Please see below for an educational video (narrated by SVP, Referee Operations Joe Borgia and VP, Replay Operations Jason Phillips) which outlines the rules and procedures associated with the newly-adopted Coach’s Challenge:
Click below for more information about the newly-adopted Coach’s Challenge:
INSIDE THE RULEBOOK
INSIDE THE RULEBOOK: CONTACT ON DRIVES TO THE BASKET
Sr. Vice President of Replay & Referee Operations Joe Borgia breaks down different types of legal and illegal contact on drives to the basket by both offensive and defensive players, including examples of plays involving body contact, forearm and hand contact.
INSIDE THE RULEBOOK: PLAYER FOOTWORK
Sr. Vice President of Replay & Referee Operations Joe Borgia reviews player footwork. When a player ends his dribble, he is allowed two steps to come to a stop, pass or shoot. Check out which plays are legal and which are traveling violations (March 28, 2018).
INSIDE THE RULEBOOK: VERTICALITY
Sr. Vice President of Replay & Referee Operations Joe Borgia breaks down the principle of verticality, focusing on issues such as whether the defender is in a legal guarding position along with the timing and angle of the defender’s jump when contesting a shot, and provides specific examples of defensive players in both legal and illegal positions (February 22, 2018).
INSIDE THE RULEBOOK: CONTINUATION
Sr. Vice President of Replay & Referee Operations Joe Borgia breaks down continuation, and provides specific examples of continuation on drives and jump shots. (December 26, 2017)
INSIDE THE RULEBOOK: SCREENS
NBA Sr. Vice President of Replay & Referee Operations Joe Borgia breaks down screens, and provides specific examples of both legal and illegal screens. (December 1, 2017)