Foot pad refers to the defensive player intentionally or unintentionally extending his foot to the foothold of the attacking player in a basketball game, which is very likely to cause the attacking player to sprain his ankle when his body lands. In competitive sports, every player should have the ability to protect the opponent from causing damage due to improper movements, and the best way to defeat the opponent is always to solve the battle within the rules. #NBA #
There have been many times in the history of the NBA, so let's review the most tragic foot-stepping scene.
In the 20-21 season, in the first game of the Finals, Suns guard Chris Paul trained Bucks big man López outside the three-point line, and when the former jumped high to shoot a three-pointer, López pounced on the defense, and his big foot just reached Paul's foothold, as can be seen from the GIF, López first hit Paul's right foot, and then when Paul's left foot landed on the ground, he stepped on his foot, forming a 90-degree twist.
Fortunately, the "old cannon" was experienced, fell to the ground in time, and did not put all his emphasis on his left foot, so Rao was so, Paul also covered his ankle after landing, and he was in great pain. López was blown off for only one ordinary foul.
Also occurred in the 20-21 season of the playoffs, the protagonist is still the Bucks, when the star Antetokounmpo (Alphabet Brother) in the second round of the playoffs against the Nets in the fourth game, basketball star Kyrie Irving rushed to the basket, the defender of the alphabet brother extended his foot to his foothold, the falling Irving landed on one foot, the ankle was 90 bent, and then left the court injured.
The entire series changed the overall trend after Irving was injured at the end, the nets lost two games in a row, although Durant broke out in Adversity in G6, pulling the big score into a 3:3 draw, helplessly without the support of teammates, in the seven battles, the Nets regretted and hated.
In the NBA in the early years, Georgian center Zaza Pachulia was definitely a villain, and in the 16-17 Western Conference Finals, Leonard shot in the bottom corner, stepped on the foot of Pachuria who pounced on the defense, and then retired injured. It was also after this injury that Leonard broke out into a fierce conflict with the Spurs, which led to the former eventually leaving the Spurs.
When it comes to stepping up, I have to mention one player, he is Bruce Bowen, as the Spurs defensive general, Bowen is deeply loved by Popovich, but he is definitely one of the most hated players in all teams in the NBA league. He once put his foot on his best friend Ray Allen, causing the two to become enemies from then on, and in order to win, Bowen really did not recognize him.
Bowen's most famous stepping scene is the three steppings for Vince Carter, the "half-human, demigod" Carter is a famous dunkman, his dunk action has been imitated, never surpassed, but under Bowen's efforts, Carter's career has undergone a major turn, it can be said that Carter's superstar road was buried under Bowen's feet.
Stepping behavior, whether intentional or not, is extremely bad and should not happen, as a professional player, in addition to trying their best to win on the court, you also need to pay attention to protecting the opponent, basketball confrontation is becoming more and more intense, players will inevitably have physical collisions on the field, most players will consciously protect opponents to avoid serious injuries.
Hopefully, the foot-stepping behavior is far away from the court, and the players can compete friendly and play civilized.