17 min

Episode 195 - Enforcers and the One-Punch Rule Basketball History 101

    • Basketball

From the start of the NBA until the mid-1990s, there existed a role in professional basketball known as an enforcer. Before technical fouls and flagrant fouls, some teams would try to intentionally injure the opponent's star player since it only counted as a normal foul, so enforcers arose to protect those stars and punish anyone who tried to injure them. Then in the 1970s, the “One Punch” rule was created which allowed a player to make one punch before getting kicked out of the game.
CREDITS
Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voice
Jacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisher
 
MUSIC
"Take Care" by Julian Avila
"Horizons" by Roa
 
SPORTS HISTORY NETWORK
sportshistorynetwork.com
sportshistorynetwork.com/podcasts/basketball-history-101/
 
FACEBOOK
m.facebook.com/Basketball-History-101-103801581493027/
 
BUSINESS CONTACT
bballhistory101@gmail.com

From the start of the NBA until the mid-1990s, there existed a role in professional basketball known as an enforcer. Before technical fouls and flagrant fouls, some teams would try to intentionally injure the opponent's star player since it only counted as a normal foul, so enforcers arose to protect those stars and punish anyone who tried to injure them. Then in the 1970s, the “One Punch” rule was created which allowed a player to make one punch before getting kicked out of the game.
CREDITS
Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voice
Jacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisher
 
MUSIC
"Take Care" by Julian Avila
"Horizons" by Roa
 
SPORTS HISTORY NETWORK
sportshistorynetwork.com
sportshistorynetwork.com/podcasts/basketball-history-101/
 
FACEBOOK
m.facebook.com/Basketball-History-101-103801581493027/
 
BUSINESS CONTACT
bballhistory101@gmail.com

17 min