Tough Call 5: Lenovo Tenerife v Pinar Karsiyaka - IRS for a potential Act of violence

Yellow 9 passes the ball to his teammate Yellow 15, who then hands-off the ball back to Yellow 9. Afterwards, the referees stop the game when they see Yellow 15 on the floor. F-4.17 In situations where an act of violence occurs which is not called immediately, referees are authorised to stop the game at any time to review for any act of violence or potential act of violence. The referees must identify the need for the IRS review and the review must take place the first time the referees have stopped the game. If the IRS review provides evidence that an act of violence has occurred, the referees shall call the infraction and penalise all already called infractions including the act of violence in the order in which the infractions occurred. An act of violence is an act of force that causes or is intended to cause harm, or an act that results or could result in a risk of injury. An act that does not meet the criteria of a disqualifying foul, an unsportsmanlike foul for an excessive, hard contact or a technical foul for threatened violence is not an act of violence. Outcome: Correct decision from the referees, in accordance with the new Official Interpretation. The referees are authorised to use the IRS review to identify a potential act of violence. They stopped the game immediately without putting either team at a disadvantage. After the IRS review, they decided that the contact didn’t meet the criteria to be an act of violence. The game shall be resumed with a Yellow team throw-in from the place nearest to where the game was stopped and the Yellow team shall have the remaining time (14 seconds) on the shot clock (OBRI F-4.18).