It’s one of the odder allowances still on the books in the NBA. Play is allowed to continue with a player down on the floor, especially when the other team has the ball, preventing the coach of the injured player to call a timeout.
Such was the nature of Marcus Morris’ fall onto his hip from a dunk in the third quarter last night, with the Knicks’ Michael Beasley inadvertently aiding the fall when he made contact to the back of the Celtics forward’s head.
“My first thought was I didn’t hear not one whistle.