Rare Basketball Ruling: Basket Against Hapoel Tel Aviv Upheld
Translated & summarized from N12 by baba
A rare basketball ruling saw a basket by Nathan Rivers against Hapoel Tel Aviv upheld despite Rivers bending the rim before the ball entered. The referees awarded two points to Valencia, increasing their lead to seven. Hapoel Tel Aviv did not immediately protest the controversial call.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- A rare basketball ruling upheld a basket by Nathan Rivers against Hapoel Tel Aviv.
- Rivers bent the rim before the ball entered, an act considered basket interference.
- The referees awarded two points to Valencia, extending their lead to seven.
- Hapoel Tel Aviv did not immediately protest the controversial call.
- The incident occurred during the final moments of the game on October 26th.
In a rare constitutional case in basketball, a basket scored by Nathan Rivers against Hapoel Tel Aviv was controversially upheld. Rivers bent the rim excessively before the ball went in, an act considered basket interference, analogous to goaltending on offense. Despite the infraction, which should have nullified the basket and potentially resulted in a technical foul, the referees awarded two points to Valencia, extending their lead to seven points (47-40) just before the buzzer. Hapoel Tel Aviv did not immediately protest the call, even as they headed into halftime with the seven-point deficit. The incident occurred during the final moments of the game on October 26th.
