In defiance of the laws of physics

[steve B]

Couldn't read the linked article - Paywall...

But this video has the slow motion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlAkIarPbzI

Looks like he dunked it at just the right angle for the net to slow it up as the net wrapped upwards around the rim. Pretty crazy, and the refs blew that call.

[Yastrzemski Sports]

Jalen Rose had a great point yesterday - he said that if this can happen then the nets are too long.

[frankbmd]

If the ball was actually flipped up in front of the rim and rattled around and went through the hoop a second time, would it be counted as a 4 point dunk?

I’m willing to bet there isn’t a rule addressing this unlikely scenario.

[Yastrzemski Sports]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

If the ball was actually flipped up in front of the rim and rattled around and went through the hoop a second time, would it be counted as a 4 point dunk?

I’m willing to bet there isn’t a rule addressing this unlikely scenario.

After a team scores a field goal the other team gets to inbound the ball. The second basket would not count since the team did not get possession.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Yastrzemski Sports

After a team scores a field goal the other team gets to inbound the ball. The second basket would not count since the team did not get possession.

Harden’s basket didn’t count the first time, so if it went in a second time it should be worth at least two.

Adam, you can’t make this stuff up, but I can.

[Peter_Spaeth]

I still don't get the physics. That ball surely had significant downward momentum. It reacted as though it had hit the floor.

[tschock]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I still don't get the physics. That ball surely had significant downward momentum. It reacted as though it had hit the floor.

It wasn't a completely vertical dunk. The ball had significant downward momentum, but also significant horizontal momentum as well. If you look at it in slow motion, it looks like it also grazed the rim, giving it even more misdirected horizontal momentum. Without getting into the actual physics, think wave motion. Similar to when you have 2 people hold each end of the rope (net) and one whips the rope down. The 'whipper' gets a reaction when the wave comes back from the opposite stationary point (rim). I think the 'grazing' may have also had an impact in starting or at least contributing to the the 'wave' action of the net.