When George raised his arm to create contact, it was to draw a foul, not for any other reason. It was an abnormal, non-basketball play by George, hence the no-call. In my view, these are big changes.

The foul-hunter might pump-fake to draw a defender off his feet, then lean into him while flinging the ball toward the hoop. Or he might quickly swing his off arm up to hook a defender’s hand to ...

The frequency of offensive players gaming the system to draw dubious fouls had become so ingrained that most NBA players simply decided to just accept it as part of the competition.

NBA players have always gone to extreme lengths to draw fouls, but the 2020-21 season was perhaps the most egregious yet. More and more players stopped dead in their tracks on drives hoping for ...

The NBA will implement rule changes to limit attempts to draw fouls on non-basketball moves starting in 2021-22, sources tell The Athletic.. NBA officiating staffs will be trained to identify and ...

The NBA Official Twitter account showed an example from the playoffs, when Paul George drew a foul on Donovan Mitchell using the off-arm hook. Brake Check Brake checking is another artisanal move ...

The NBA has been quick to point out that the revised focus isn't on rule changes but rather interpretive changes -- ones designed to eliminate some of the overt foul-drawing plays that have become ...

Officiating in the NBA has largely skewed toward the offensive end of the ball. It doesn't take much contact at all in the NBA to draw fouls. Players have taken advantage of that through the ...

Notably, the NBA will allow referees to call offensive fouls on shooters who abnormally launch themselves directly into defenders or who awkwardly initiate contact using a leg and/or an arm.

As has been discussed before, the NBA will put in new rules and crack down on these non-basketball move fouls starting next season, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic. Final: Beginning with the ...

The NBA needs a soccer-style advantage rule, Part 700. (This ended up being a clear path foul, but we could've saved five minutes with an advantage rule).

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, on James Harden's foul-drawing prowess. Harden, who is averaging a career-high and NBA-best 31.1 points per game, has established himself as the league's premier scorer ...