Don’t Touch that Basketball

Wednesday, 13 November 2013 | by Pat's Picks

NBA players this season are facing a new challenge: Don’t touch the ball after a basket. Officials are enforcing a delay of game rule that forbids players from touching the ball after a shot is made. Even handing it to the referee is against the rule and will cost the team a technical foul. So far this season, officials have called the violation 83 times, compared with just two times at this point last year.

SOURCE: New York Times