4 Point Shot Basketball

The players in the nba have either loved it or hated this new add to the game.

4 point shot basketball. A 26 foot 4 point line like the one damian. The 4 pointer is supposed to be placed 9 feet ahead of half court so basically where jimmer fredette takes all of his shots. A four point field goal also called a four pointer is a field goal in a basketball game made from a part of the court designated for a four point shot the designated area is typically farther from the basket than the three point arc. In basketball a four point play is the rare occasion when an offensive player shoots and makes a three point field goal while simultaneously being fouled by a defensive player resulting in a shooting foul and one free throw attempt or a two point field goal and is intentionally or flagrantly fouled on the shot and is awarded two free throws.

The four point play was instituted into the nba in along with the three pointer in 1979 but a four point shot has never formally been proposed. A 22 foot 4 pointer would obviously be ludicrousat 155 points per shot it would have a higher expected value than any other shot on the court. The atlanta hawks have both a 4 point line painted on the floor 5 feet beyond the normal 3 point line and a corner 3 line painted from the sideline to the 3 point line on both sides of the. Over 10 harlem globetrotters have now been added to teams across the league to take advantage of this 4 point shot.

The league informally explored the ideaduring. The nba implemented a four point line for only the celebrity game on all star weekend and ruffles yes the potato chip company pledged 4000 in charitable donations for every four point shot.