Why do  NBA  refs allow palming and travelling?
79878
The NBA is a joke now.  That is why it is losing popularity.  It used to be about strategy.  Now it is about showboating and seeing who can make the most slam dunks before the buzzer ends the game.
1113310
It limits the area where the keeper has privileges over the other players. Contacts with the keeper within this area are often considered to be a foul.
1103062
Yes you can slap the ball.. It's part of the game to be able to steal the ball. It doesn't matter whether it's two handed or one. But yes it is legal as long as you don't foul by making contact.
147196
why is this in basketball?
570004
Traveling is not called in the NBA, except against centers...\n\nLebron traveled on his game winning shot the other day, stepped with his left foot, then his right foot...no call...\n\nAccording to the original rules, you're basically allowed 1 and 1/2 steps...in other words, you can stop your dribble during one stride, then take a full stride as you rise up to slam in someone's face... 1 and 1/2 steps, OK... two steps, traveling...\n\nBut as I said, it's really not called any more (and Lebron knows that, he was smart to make that move).\n\nJordan started the traveling/but not really traveling moves, he was never called for it, but he did it all the time...again, he was smart for taking advantage of the fact that he knew it would not be called against him.
1094118
Because they only want playing by rules and finesse.  Not cheap shots which are heavily penalized.  It's too easy to trip in the game and every match would be 0-0 if it was allowed.  The scores are low enuf as it is.
1027505
Make it an offence to gesture to the referee, encouraging him to show a card to an opposing player. I hate this habit in the game! I'd also advocate the use of television match officials, much like in rugby.
989828
I agree completely. For years the playoffs were a little freer and not called so close. But now if you touch someone you get called for a foul. Everyone is saying that Shaq is on the downside of his career but I am wondering if they just changed the rules on him. Now if he bumps someone while posting up he is called for an offensive foul. While before he could bump and be bumped back but no foul was called. Bring the old rules back and Shaq demolishes the Mavs in my opinion.
690858
None whatsoever. I asked a similar question, and one answerer suggested that fifa like it the way it is because it enables them to favour certain teams and put it down to the ref. This does kinda make sense.
799818
Palming the ball is when you "cup" the ball during a dribble. Not commonly called in the NBA.\n\nOver and back line is the half court line. Once the ball crosses the line, the offensive player cannot dribble back or pass to another team member back across the line. Doing so results in loss of possession.\n\nThe "ten second rule" is the time have from an inbound to cross the mid-court line. The ten second rule is counted off by the official and failure to cross the mid-line in 10 seconds results in loss of possession.
658108
I don't know about a complete rigging of a game, but ref's do have the luxury of calling some flops and not calling others, calling some excessive contact and not calling others, etc, etc.  The Pacers, especially J. O'Neal, haven't had much luck with the refs lately.  And those crucial moments may indeed cause the game to end in an unfair result.\n\nWhen those "fouls" are reviewed on SportsCenter, ESPN, general news...they appear weaker than my great-grandmothers hip bone!
584126
It's not you, NBA refs are awful. Certain ones seem to carry grudges for teams/players for years. They're never consistent with a call. Stars get one set of calls, scrubs another. And when it comes to the playoffs, these zebras think that the cameras/fans/cheerleaders are there to see them. LET THEM PLAY! That said, sure, the players are more athletic, the action much faster but for gawd sake, can't they call 'Travelling' every now and again? Compared to the big three sports, NBA refs are the worst.
102508
In the NBA there is no travels man. You see Jason Kidd Allen Iverson Steve Nash tony Parker take the ball drive take five steps and do fancy stuff and pass it off\n\n I remember wtching something where Tony Parker drove took two steps then faked a behind the back pass while taking more steps and then do a layup\n\n  Or when high flyers show off they travel. It is kind of sad when the proffessionals are not playing the game right it kind of sets a bad example for the youth of today, But it is really cool stuff.
173332
I know NBA.com has a section devoted to the officials. Try looking there. If not, check ESPN.com. They have all the goods NBA.com doesn't. G'luck!
1004402
I agree and disagree. Soccer is a contact sport. If you have ever played, you would know what I mean. Regardless, the European players are very good at flopping. I think you could relate it to how Dennis Rodman used to play defense. They make the fouls look a lot worse than they actually are. It brings attention to them. It takes away from the purity of the game, but most refs, like the one in the US and Italy game, overreact. I hate it when someone gets red carded for what the ref thinks is  bad challenge, then all of a sudden the player gets supposed injured player gets up like nothing happened. If you think soccer is a non contact sport, did you see when McBride got elbowed in the face? You my friend do not know what you are talking about.
1115358
Actually traveling is considered 3 steps, so you can only take 2.  Traveling is the least called infraction in the game today, players can do it over and over again and not get caught, although players can use a pivot and go back and forth between two spots with one foot planted
521659
All your answers are WRONG. If there is one player now who gets the most bogus fouls it is none other than, STEVE NASH. This guy is 6ft 1 inch tall and is mainly a shooter from the outside and yet he is averaging 12 freethrows per contest. Where does the foul come? From HIMSELF. He is the one who always initiates contact but because of his size he gets the benefit. If you watch how he plays REALLY CLOSE, he is by far the dirtiest player playing right now. He would use his elbows, trip you, slight head-butt, knees, the works.