Baseball

New rule working: NBA free throws at an all-time low to open season

The NBA came into this season cracking down on “abnormal, abrupt, or overt movements” to draw fouls – shooters leaping unnaturally sideways (or forward) into defenders, shooters kicking out legs and making other non-basketball moves to draw a whistle. To use Steve Kerr’s analogy, NBA referees were no longer blowing whistles award free throws on […]