Trent Tucker Rule

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The Trent Tucker Rule is an NBA regulation that requires at least 0.3 seconds on the game clock to catch and shoot the ball, introduced after a controversial last-second shot by player Trent Tucker.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NBA rule
basketball regulation
allows alley-oop with less than 0.3 seconds remaining
tip-in with less than 0.3 seconds remaining
appliesTo National Basketball Association NERFINISHED
appliesToAction player catching the ball and releasing a shot
appliesWhen ball is inbounded with 0.1 or 0.2 seconds remaining
category NBA timing rule NERFINISHED
basketball timing rule
clockRequirement at least 0.3 seconds to catch and shoot
competitionContext NBA regular season and playoffs
concerns human reaction time and ball release time
controversyOrigin counted basket with 0.1 seconds on clock
effectOnPlay limits options to tip or direct tap with under 0.3 seconds
enforcedBy NBA referees NERFINISHED
game officials
governs catch-and-shoot plays
last-second shot attempts
impact changed end-of-game play design
standardized minimum time for catch-and-shoot
influencedOtherLeagues FIBA timing interpretations NERFINISHED
NCAA timing interpretations
introducedAfterEvent Trent Tucker last-second shot vs Chicago Bulls
introducedBy NBA NERFINISHED
jurisdiction United States professional basketball
league NBA NERFINISHED
motivatedBy perceived timing error by officials
namedAfter Trent Tucker NERFINISHED
primaryObjective ensure realistic timing of last-second shots
prevent impossible buzzer-beaters
prohibits catch-and-shoot with 0.1 seconds remaining
catch-and-shoot with 0.2 seconds remaining
reasonForName controversial last-second shot by Trent Tucker
relatedConcept buzzer beater
game clock
inbounds pass
relatedPerson Trent Tucker NERFINISHED
requiresMinimumTimeOnClock 0.3 seconds
ruleFormat written in NBA rulebook
ruleNumberContext NBA timing and scoring rules section
sport basketball
sportLevel professional basketball
status in force
timeMeasurementBasis game clock
timePeriodOfOrigin early 1990s
timeThreshold 0.3 seconds
typeOfPlayAffected inbounds catch-and-shoot

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Trent Tucker notableFor Trent Tucker Rule
Trent Tucker ruleNamedAfter Trent Tucker Rule