Joe Bagadonuts
Well-Known Member
I was wrong. The NBA says they cannot conclusively tell whether Favors stepped out of bounds.
https://official.nba.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2016/03/L2M-UTA-HOU-3-23-16.pdfQ4 00:02.7 Turnover: Stepped out of Bounds Derrick Favors
[Observable in enhanced video] To be out-of-bounds, a player must touch the floor or any object on or outside a boundary, not just break the plain of the boundary.
While it is clear that Favors (UTA) leans his foot back before starting forward, using available production angles and freeze-frame, we are unable to determine
conclusively if his heel actually touches the floor/line.