Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Most fans arguing about the Fox-SGA foul have no idea what refs are actually trained to look at.
The covering official had to position adjust just to keep an angle between two moving players. Then it's up, down, rebound — eyes follow the shooter up, check elbow and wrist contact, track all the way back to the floor for lower body, then check landing space for a reckless closeout. All of that happens in real time.
And you could see the ref crane his neck around the corner and point out exactly what he saw. He had it the whole way down.
NBA refs catalog hundreds of abnormal motions in preseason and recall them on the fly in-game. The consistency on jump shot contact calls is actually really strong. The one-offs happen, but they're not the norm the way fans on Twitter make it seem. #shorts
Most fans arguing about the Fox-SGA foul have no idea what refs are actually trained to look at.
The covering official had to position adjust just to keep an angle between two moving players. Then it's up, down, rebound — eyes follow the shooter up, check elbow and wrist contact, track all the way back to the floor for lower body, then check landing space for a reckless closeout. All of that happens in real time.
And you could see the ref crane his neck around the corner and point out exactly what he saw. He had it the whole way down.
NBA refs catalog hundreds of abnormal motions in preseason and recall them on the fly in-game. The consistency on jump shot contact calls is actually really strong. The one-offs happen, but they're not the norm the way fans on Twitter make it seem. #shorts
