Jun 22, 2021
The NBA is planning on implementing a rule change this summer that would limit non-basketball moves used to draw fouls, according to
The Athletic s Shams Charania. The rule change would take effect in the beginning of next season but could be integrated as early as August for the Las Vegas Summer League.
The rule change still needs final approval from the Competition Committee and the Board of Governors. Discussions were had about the rule change during a meeting with all 30 NBA general managers in Chicago on Monday, per
The Athletic.
There has been much concern over recent years on how shooters have been able to draw fouls by jumping into defenders while attempting a jump shot. The crafty moves will be considered non-basketball motions and referees will be taught how to properly officiate these moves going forward.
10 things you should wonder about the Lakers offseason
June 9, 2021
The Los Angeles Lakers 2020-21 season finished with more questions than answers, and more uncertainty than resolution both in terms of what the future holds, and what the past and present could’ve looked like.
“The one thing that bothers me more than anything is we never really got an opportunity to see our full team at full strength,” LeBron James said after the Lakers’ Game 6 loss to the Phoenix Suns. “Either because of injury or COVID or something going on with our ballclub this year, we could never fully get into a rhythm. And never really kind of see the full potential of what we could be capable of.”