"Clap"
Howard's hand firmly clapped Zhang Yang's hand, he launched out with an exaggerated speed and leap, but the distance was still a bit too far, beyond the limit of his rim protection range!
The referee's whistle followed the sound of their 'clap', and the sound of the ball hitting the rim was heard simultaneously. All the players on the court, including Howard who was descending from the air, turned their heads to look at the hoop, seeing the ball bounce off the rim and fall into the basket!
The referee confirmed, the basket counted, and there would be a bonus free throw!
The referee's whistle immediately sounded again, Van Gundy called a timeout.
After landing, Howard took two steps and walked up to the referee, jumping with his arms spread wide, which startled the referee, but he couldn't get a word out, making the referee speechless.
