Is this incredible Blake Griffin block legal?

[Paul George 24]

Blaock shots do indeed equal elite defeders.

It's like said Iverson is an elite defender

[Bless Mathews]

Doesn't need to be, he was in a shot attempt whilst the rim was grabbed by the defensive player - that is an illegal type of interference under the category of goal tending.

Stop.

You can't hang on the rim to use it as advantage.

What the fucc is wrong with you?





























Oh yea. You're an idiot wilt fan.

[Alamо]

It looks so much better in slow motion

[LoneyROY7]

SHAWN BRADLEY MUST BE A GREAT DEFDER

I agree. Bradley is arguably the greatest defder of all-time.

[Paul George 24]

I agree. Bradley is arguably the greatest defder of all-time.

NICE JOKE

[CavaliersFTW]

Buzzz buzz buzz

You got some bees up your ass bless?

[Paul George 24]

Shwan Bradley never made All NBA defensive Team

[Siemens]

Imagine is Dwight decides to hang on the rim for defensive purposes.

I would be ok with it as long as the ball doesn't get to the rim, thus it would almost never be worth hanging on the rim.

[navy]

Doesn't need to be, he was in a shot attempt whilst the rim was grabbed by the defensive player - that is an illegal type of interference under the category of goal tending.

Looked to me like Blake let go just in time either way. Someone post the rule against it.

[Genaro]

Illegal. Great block anyway

[Rake2204]

Looked to me like Blake let go just in time either way. Someone post the rule against it.

The thought process here would be using the rim as an aid, I believe. Regardless of when Griffin let go, if it could be deemed that he may have possibly gained an advantage from grabbing the rim (such as an extra millisecond of hang-time or a pivot point allowing him to spin around slightly quicker) then it would be an illegal maneuver.

To take it to the extreme, if Griffin had done a chin up on the rim then sprung himself very high in the air, all before a player attempted a shot - whether a shot were above the rim or not would not matter - it'd be an illegal maneuver nonetheless. The general concept is the same, just at different ends of the extreme.

In the case tonight, again, it all happened so quick in regular motion that it was just tough to tell what was happening. I think he may have gotten away with one.

[warriorfan]

basket interference

[navy]

The thought process here would be using the rim as an aid, I believe. Regardless of when Griffin let go, if it could be deemed that he may have possibly gained an advantage from grabbing the rim (such as an extra millisecond of hang-time or a pivot point allowing him to spin around slightly quicker) then it would be an illegal maneuver.

To take it to the extreme, if Griffin had done a chin up on the rim then sprung himself very high in the air, all before a player attempted a shot - whether a shot were above the rim or not would not matter - it'd be an illegal maneuver nonetheless. The general concept is the same, just at different ends of the extreme.

In the case tonight, again, it all happened so quick in regular motion that it was just tough to tell what was happening. I think he may have gotten away with one.

Where is the rule against it, not saying your wrong.

[Rake2204]

Where is the rule against it, not saying your wrong.

I'll try to do a little digging. Hang on.

[ProfessorMurder]

Clearly illegal.