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What if a basketball player blocks the shot of an opposing player, and the blocked ball goes through the hoop?

Asked by Brian1946 (32281points) April 16th, 2011
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Is the shot blocker credited with either a blocked shot or an assist, or does the shooter just get the basket with the shot blocker getting no statistical credit?

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seazen_'s avatar

Isn’t the definition of a blocked shot one that doesn’t go in, hence, blocked?

Brian1946's avatar

@seazen_

That seems plausible to me.

weeveeship's avatar

Own goal. Just like in soccer. I think…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Own_goal#Basketball

Brian1946's avatar

@weeveeship

Thanks for your research.

I guess that pretty much wraps up this question. ;-p

Schroedes13's avatar

however, a further question could be, does the OG player get the stat for points? I’ve always wondered this for other sports. Like in hockey/baseball, if you get an OG, does that goal count towards your stats?

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