It is the step forward that Tucker takes that makes it a no-call. Giannis initiates the contact, but Tucker also moved into his space. It is more of an off-setting penalties thing.
But Giannis is a super star and Tucker is Tucker so it is almost always going to get called like this. If it was Embiid it might have been a no-call.
Fair enough. A ton of smaller players do the same thing as Giannis, but I can see how other players get mad at him specifically because he doesn’t just initiate contact, he really physically punishes defenders.
It is the step forward that Tucker takes that makes it a no-call. Giannis initiates the contact, but Tucker also moved into his space. It is more of an off-setting penalties thing.
But Giannis is a super star and Tucker is Tucker so it is almost always going to get called like this. If it was Embiid it might have been a no-call.
Fair enough. A ton of smaller players do the same thing as Giannis, but I can see how other players get mad at him specifically because he doesn’t just initiate contact, he really physically punishes defenders.