For the 2015-16 NBA season, dribbling is optional.
At least that seemed to be the case during Monday night’s Thunder-Rockets game. OKC guard D.J. Augustin picked up his dribble at the 3-point line and walked the rest of the way in for the layup.
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Players get away with travels in the NBA quite often, but that’s just plain ridiculous.