Star Tribune · Jun 4, 2022
Silver confident that the NBA's take-foul policy will change
Miami Heat’s Kyle Lowry (7) fouls Boston Celtics’ Marcus Smart (36) during the first half of Game 6SAN FRANCISCO — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Friday that he expects the oft-maligned "transition take foul" to come with stiffer penalties next season.
Silver expects the rules regarding the play — where a defender intentionally commits a foul to halt a transition opportunity for the opposition — are going to change this summer. It's been something the NBA and its competition committee have been studying for several seasons.
Momentum has been building for several months toward a change, one that now seems likely to come at league meetings in July.