Not enough travels called in the NBA

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http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-34-107/Notes-from-a-Day-with-NBA-Referees.html

After reading that article, I looked up the lebron dunk:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5xZKVubkT8

It's clearly a travel... 3 steps without a dribble? Refs need to call that. Too many players travel in the NBA and it's never called.

[Redz]

I can't remember the actual plays but I seem to recall there being some fairly horrendous none travel calls in the Atlanta series

[jdub1660]

I wonder if the refs are just in "aw" when they see big stars do that. Usually when someone does that, it's b/c they're trying to make a move to the basket, as LeBron did. Not to hate on the stars, but I wonder how many LeBron/Kobe calls are over looked versus Deshawn Stevenson/Luke Walton calls.

[liam]

That's the Mike Jordan rule. If it's a cool dunk you can take extra steps. In the dunk contest you don't even have to dribble. Not enforcing the rules is why a ref can fix games so easily.

[kw10]

I 110% agree with you there. I recall the same thing happened when LeBron drove in and dunked on the Wizards (?) in an earlier playoff series which was also a last second basket that gave the Cavs the lead and win.

I am absolutely disgusted by these no calls. Period.

[Champzilla]

Don't tell Gerald Green not enough travels are called.