It’s possible you’ll be asking your self, what precisely is a “wedgie”?
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No, not that wedgie.
A wedgie is the basketball phenomenon that takes place when the ball concurrently stops shifting and turns into lodged, or wedges, itself on the rim.
A brand new put up on Instagram from The Athletic’s No Dunks podcast (@nodunksinc) breaks down this season’s wedgies.
“It’s time for NBA wedgie stats:
There was a file 63 in 2023-2024 season
Considered one of them was on a free throw
One was on a shot that went over the rim
One fell out of the underside
Two had been actually supported by the backboard padding
Two initially bounced up off the rim earlier than nestling in gently as a wedgie
One was within the NBA Finals, thanks Luka!
Twenty-five had been on three-pointers
Fifty broadcasters referred to as it a “wedgie”
One was referred to as a “doink”
Terry Rozier produced essentially the most with three
They’re all snowflakes.”
When a wedgie happens, the ball is taken down (often by a middle who can hop and dislodge it (or in case you are Boban Marjanovic, you’ll be able to merely attain up and faucet it unfastened).
The ball is then taken to middle court docket and the 2 staff bounce, identical to on the prime of the sport, or when there’s a tied up bounce ball nearer to the middle.
It appears a small extension on the a part of the rim that connects would resolve the issue. Possibly I ought to patent the “no wedgie rim” now and look ahead to these huge checks to start out rolling in.
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