Haha the NBA rules are such a joke, it took them this long to actually define something as basic as a "gather". How could they ever do without it???!!! Dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb...
We'll have to wait for the videos to come out, but it sounds like the step back is being legitimized by the rules rather than eliminated.
It's quite remarkable, isn't it? I know there are those who refuse to believe that, for whatever reason, the league, Stern and now Silver, has it in for the Rockets. I don't know why. I can't think of a good reason why they would, but it appears, at least to me, to be the case. The rule allows Harden's step-back, but count on him being watched very closely when he takes them. I predict that James will get more traveling calls, fair or not, and look for them when the game is on the line. I hope I'm wrong. Boy, would I love to be wrong.
Ahhh Fck the Nba.. this is just a way for The nba to say, oh we sorry we had to deny your super awesome loopholed contract for nene.. here’s something for ya, even tho it’s a rule already in place.