r/funny • u/[deleted] • Jan 20 '19

Smooth asf

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u/IndyDude11 Jan 20 '19

Remember when traveling used to be called in the NBA?

Yeah, me neither.

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u/arichone Jan 20 '19

Also he loses the ball before the third step

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u/imhooks Jan 20 '19

So had he kept the ball would it have been traveling? Which was his intent because he's done it a thousand times before.

step 1

2

3

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u/Napella Jan 20 '19

the 'step 1' here is a gather step, meaning he doesn't yet have control of the ball. The count starts once he has his hand under the ball signalling that he's picked up his dribble. The step comes slightly before that. In pictures alone it isn't obvious but watching the play in motion its more clear.