Last month, Knicks guard Nate Robinson drew heavy criticism from his coach for taking a shot at the wrong basket as the buzzer sounded to end a quarter. In the ensuing firestorm, the NBA issued a clarification to the obscure rule covering such situations. Long story short… shooting at the opposing team’s basket intentionally results in a turnover. The only way to score a basket for the opposing team is to inadvertently tip the ball through the hoop…
Like San Antonio rookie DeJuan Blair did last night, in the Spurs’ loss to the Celtics.
Luckily for Blair, the two points he scored for Boston weren’t the final margin; Boston won the game 90-83. Kevin Garnett led the way with 20 points. Blair actually posted a new career-high with 18 points (in the correct basket) for the game.
The Correct Way to Score for the Opposing Team originally appeared on About.com Basketball on Friday, December 4th, 2009 at 12:59:07.
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