Originally Posted by rollo
Q: If blocking a shot on it's downward flight is goaltending, why isn't it goaltending to block a dunk attempt? By definition, a dunk is a shot regardless of whether or not the ball has left the shooter's hand(s). Pretty much all the criteria* are met to make the call but nobody does it.
The Royal ref wants to know!!!
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My humble opinion is that that the ball is not "in flight" because someone's hand is still on it.
https://turnernbahangtime.files.word...terference.pdf
