re: Why officiating Zion is so hard

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I’ve watched refs assume fouls on Harden defenders for ten years. Now you’re telling me that because they’re not in optimum position to see a foul, they’re just going to assume there was none?

I love the fact that Zion doesn’t scream bloody murder or flail everywhere like he’s been shot anytime he gets contact. It’s a breath of fresh air. It’s also sad that he’s penalized for it.

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EXACTLY!!!!

there are certain things that defenders do that is generally called a foul no matter what. LIke what Jokic did to him at the end of the game. When you swing your arm like that, 95% of the time it's a foul. When you jump straight up, but bring your arms down even the slightest bit, it's a foul. when you slap down on the ball carrier and you hear the contact, it's a foul.

Now this all depends on who's got the ball, and who's doing the "fouling", and that's what irritates me the most about nba basketball. You shouldn't have to earn the respect of getting calls. A foul is a foul, regardless of names of the players involved.