The NBA's executive vice president of basketball operations, Kiki VanDeWeghe, issued a memo to the Association's teams and players on Tuesday addressing the recent practice of players deliberately committing fouls by jumping on another player's back.
According to the memo, "The referees have been instructed to evaluate such plays under all applicable playing rules, including the rules relating to flagrant fouls. Players remain free to commit deliberate fouls during free-throw attempts, but such fouls will be assessed as flagrant if they meet the applicable criteria."
The memo also called the practice of jumping on another player's back during a free-throw attempt "a potentially dangerous play against a player in a vulnerable position."
The fact that referees can now hand out flagrant fouls to players who foul in such a manner will likely put an end to the practice altogether. Notoriously poor free-throw shooters such as Dwight Howard and Andre Drummond have been subjected to having players jump on their backs in order to force the centers to the free-throw line.
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NBA Releases Memo Regarding Jumping on Players’ Backs During Free Throws
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