DGS49
Diamond Member
A WNBA superstar inexplicably pump-faked on a free throw, then lashed out after being slapped with a violation
Dallas Wings superstar Arike Ogunbowale kicked the scorer's table and smashed a screen in frustration upon failing to tie the game at the last second.
Back when basketball was more civilized and playground rules didn't prevail, players were forbidden from entering into the "paint" until the free throw had touched the rim/backboard/whatever. When that rule became ridiculous because nobody followed it, they just abandoned it, resulting in today's free for all, which occurs as soon as the player releases the free-throw (foul shot).
So what is the result when a player pump-fakes the free throw, causing nine other players to storm into the paint, looking foolish for having done so?
A Delay-of-Game violation(?), which automatically turns the ball over to the other team.
Interestingly, the offending player - whom nobody outside her immediate family has ever heard of - is called a "superstar" in the article. They must have lowered the threshold for that title while I was in the rest room. Superstar? Gimmeafukkinbreak.
