POOL REPORT ON WHY A BACKCOURT VIOLATION WAS NOT CALLED WITH 26 SECONDS LEFT IN THE KINGS AT HORNETS GAME TONIGHT 

INTERVIEW CONDUCTED BY RICK BONNELL (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER) WITH CREW CHIEF SEAN CORBIN, FOLLOWING TONIGHT’S SACRAMENTO KINGS AND CHARLOTTE HORNETS GAME.

March 15, 2021

QUESTION: “Why weren’t the Hornets called for a backcourt violation on the touch by Terry Rozier on the inbounds pass with 26.1 seconds left?”

CORBIN: “During the last two minutes a team is allowed to inbound the ball anywhere on the court. Although Terry Rozier does touch the ball, PJ Washington, his teammate, was passing the ball toward the midcourt line so the ball is going to go into the backcourt anyway. The fact that Terry Rozier touched the ball, any player is allowed to retrieve the ball once it’s touched anywhere on the floor.”

QUESTION: “Is it fair, based on what you just said to say that Terry never gained possession of the ball in the front court, he just touched it.”

CORBIN: “Yes.”