AI vs Officials

Although the defender, Josh Hart, was outside the restricted area, he was not set in a legal guarding position. Replay shows his left foot was sliding as contact was made. Therefore, this should have been a blocking foul.

Upon review, the committing player had established a legal guarding position before the offensive player started his upward shooting motion. The contact was initiated by the offensive player driving into the defender's torso. The correct call should have been a player control foul (charge).

While contact did occur, the replay showed it happened before the opposing player had gathered the ball and begun his upward shooting motion. Therefore, it should have been ruled a non-shooting, or 'common' foul.

Upon review, Sochan had established a legal guarding position before Gilgeous-Alexander left the floor to begin his shot. The contact was initiated by the offensive player. The call should have been a player control foul. Rule 4, Section II.

The ruling is incorrect. Replay evidence shows that Julius Randle cleanly tipped the loose ball before any significant contact was made with Evan Mobley. Mobley then embellished the minimal incidental contact to his shoulder and torso area. According to the NBA's Last Two Minute Report principles, which can be applied here, contact that is incidental to a legal play on the ball is not a foul. The contact did not affect Mobley's ability to play the ball.

Evidence from the overhead replay shows Holmgren's contest was vertical and he made minimal, incidental contact with Wembanyama's arm after the ball was released. The offensive player, Wembanyama, exaggerated the contact by flailing. Rule 12B, Section I of the NBA rulebook states that incidental contact that does not affect the play should be disregarded. Incorrect call.

The defender, Isaiah Hartenstein, was still moving into position and had not established a legal guarding position outside the restricted area when Evan Mobley initiated his drive. The contact was therefore a blocking foul on the defender, not a charge. The call on the floor was incorrect.

Upon review, the defender, Devin Vassell, was still sliding laterally and had not established a legal guarding position before the contact occurred. His left foot was not planted. According to NBA Rule 12B, Section I, a defender must establish a legal guarding position. This should have been a blocking foul on the defender.

The Judge rules this call incorrect. Evidence shows that while there was contact between the shooter (Jalen Brunson) and the defender (Darius Garland), it was initiated by the offensive player extending his leg into the defender's space in an 'unnatural shooting motion.' This action created the contact and should not have been rewarded with a foul call. Citation: NBA Casebook 2023-24, 'Unnatural Shooting Motions'.

Evidence from the replay shows that the defender, Jeremy Sochan, was in a legal guarding position before the offensive player, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, began his upward motion for the shot. The contact was initiated by Gilgeous-Alexander. The call should have been an offensive foul.

Replay evidence shows both players going for a loose ball. The committing player clearly and cleanly contacts the ball first. The subsequent body contact is incidental and a result of both players' momentum toward the ball. Judge rules that this contact did not rise to the level of a foul, as it was a legitimate 50/50 play.

Upon review, the player, Darius Garland, took a permissible 'gather step' after picking up his dribble, which is not counted as part of his two steps. The subsequent two steps were legal. The call was therefore incorrect.

Upon review, the defensive player, Jalen Brunson, was not fully set in a legal guarding position at the moment of contact. His feet were still moving laterally. Therefore, the call should have been a blocking foul. Evidence based on NBA Rulebook, Rule 12B, Section V.

Replay evidence shows the defender, Jeremy Sochan, was still moving and had not established a legal guarding position before the contact occurred. The offensive player, Chet Holmgren, had already started his upward motion to the basket. According to the NBA rulebook, this should have been a blocking foul on the defender.

The evidence from the replay shows that Josh Hart made clean contact with the ball first, and any subsequent body contact was incidental and did not affect the shot. Per the NBA rulebook, contact that is incidental to a legal block is not a foul.

While there was minimal contact initiated by the defender, the offensive player's dramatic reaction was disproportionate to the contact and constitutes embellishment (flopping) under NBA rules. The contact did not rise to the level of a foul.

Upon review, the call is incorrect. Allen was not in a legal guarding position when Randle began his upward shooting motion. Replay shows Allen was still moving and had not established his position. Per NBA Rulebook Rule 4, Section II, a defender must establish a legal guarding position prior to the offensive player starting his upward motion. Therefore, this should have been a blocking foul on Allen.

The offensive player's minimal extension of the off-arm did not create a significant advantage or displace the defender. The defender initiated the contact by moving into the offensive player's path and embellished the contact. Under the NBA's freedom of movement rules, this contact should not have been penalized as an offensive foul.

Replay review indicates that the defender, Evan Mobley, was not in a legal guarding position at the moment of contact. Mobley was still sliding into position and had not established a stationary presence. Therefore, the contact should have been a blocking foul on the defender. The offensive foul call was incorrect.

Replay shows that while OG Anunoby did make contact with Donovan Mitchell's arm, the contact was on the follow-through after the ball had been released. Per NBA rules, contact on the follow-through that is not illegal or excessive is considered incidental. The call was incorrect.