NBA Video Rulebook Goes Live Today

Long story — by Howard Beck in today's New York Times Sports section— short: "For each rule , there are several videos, along with a written explanation. The audio has been stripped from the clips, to avoid confusion. The catalog includes some of the most misunderstood and most difficult calls: block versus charge, illegal screens and a variety of traveling violations."

"There are several examples to show what separates a first-degree flagrant foul (defined as unnecessary) from a second-degree flagrant foul (unnecessary and excessive) from a simple hard foul."

"Throw it down, big man!"