# Phantom Shot, or how everyone can look bad!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phantom-shot-or-how-everyone-can-look-bad/524439>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [January 10, 2010, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phantom-shot-or-how-everyone-can-look-bad/524439 "2010-01-10T23:00:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2010, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phantom-shot-or-how-everyone-can-look-bad/524439/1 "2010-01-10T23:00:00Z")

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[Ball doesn’t go in, but everyone thinks it does](http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Video-J-R-Smith-is-a-little-confused?urn=nba,212688).

The funny thing is, the guy who takes it out of bounds isn’t the only guy who makes the mistake. EVERYONE else does; they all start heading up court, or get into position to take the in-bounds pass!!! 😃

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2010, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phantom-shot-or-how-everyone-can-look-bad/524439/2 "2010-01-10T23:27:55Z")

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Yeah, I have to admit, I think I could make that mistake. Depends on the perspective.

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**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phantom-shot-or-how-everyone-can-look-bad/524439/3 "2010-01-11T02:44:05Z")

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Props to the ref, even if he did hesitate a little.