Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond (0) shoots a free throw during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Phoenix Suns, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in Auburn Hills, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
The old strategy of hacking lousy free-throw shooters at the end of a basketball game is boring and exploits a loophole in the rules. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has changed his mind and thinks something needs to be done about it, finally.
The NBA — and all of basketball — has a problem it can’t seem to solve: Fouling for profit.
You know where this is going, right?