uncfan103
Not Banned
Read the basket interference rule, not the goaltending rule.
Section 5. Basket Interference Art. 1. The ball shall be considered to be within the basket when any part of the ball is below the cylinder and the level of the ring. Art. 2. Basket interference occurs when a player: RULE 4 / DEFINITIONS 63 a. Touches the ball or any part of the basket while the ball is on or within the basket; b. Touches the ball while any part of it is within the cylinder that has the ring as its lower base; c. Reaches through the basket from below and touches the ball before it enters the cylinder; or d. Pulls down a movable ring so that it contacts the ball before the ring returns to its original position. Art. 3. A player may have a hand legally in contact with the ball, when this contact continues after the ball enters the cylinder or when, in such action, the player touches or grabs the basket.
They called goaltending, not basket interference. The head official that was on the CBS or whatever channel the game was on post-game even said it was not basket interference because the ball wasn't in the cyclinder. He said it was called goaltending and that basket interference would've been incorrect. So...maybe he was just saying that but I'm not sure why he'd say that if it wasn't true.