In the NBA, if player makes contact with another player, whether they’re shooting or dribbling, it’s called a foul. Usually for a foul, the player who was fouled gets two free throw shots at the foul line. After the foul shots, the other team gets possession of the ball. This just really doesn’t seem fair. Why? Well, if you’ve ever watched an NBA game, the losing team strategizes near the end of the game and will foul players intentionally so they can regain possession. Although the team that’s getting fouled gets free throws, it just doesn’t seem right to give them the ball back after they just pushed or ran into another player on purpose.

   I think the NBA should change their rules. If a player is fouled, he should get two foul shots but then get the ball back. Because think about it, if a team is down, and comes back to tie or win the game because for the last two or three minutes, they fouled the other team on purpose, got a lucky break from them missing most of their foul shots and come back to win or tie? It just isn’t fair. Even though it doesn’t seem to be a major problem in the NBA, it is a possibility, which is why I think the NBA needs to change it up soon.

   Some NBA fans may think this isn’t really isn’t an issue or not a possibility, but it definitely is. If you’re fouling players on purpose, someone could get seriously injured. The NBA needs to make a rule for next year, where after a team shoots foul shots, they should get the ball back. It will eliminate that element of strategy for the losing team late in game. It’s borderline cheating and it gives the losing team an opportunity to get back in the game. Some fans would also say, “They should’ve just made their free throws and they’d still win.” This may be true, but they were already winning to begin with. Maybe they weren’t winning because of their foul shots, but they were still the better team out on the court. It’s not fair to send them to the foul line constantly and then not allow them to regain possession if they’re getting fouled intentionally.