Derek Fisher
Back in 2004 during game 5 of the 2004 Western Conference Semifinals between the Lakers and the defending champion San Antonio Spurs, the game was getting close and the series was tied at 2. After three consecutive time-outs, the game resumed and Pauton got the ball to Fisher who caught, turned, and shot the winning basket all in 4 seconds. Fisher wasn’t quite sure he beat the buzzer and sprinted off the court as fast as he could. Afterward, the Spurs filed a dispute. Unfortunately for them, the referees concluded that the ball left Fisher’s hand before the clock expired and the Lakers won the game. After this, an amendment was made to the Trent Tucker Rule, and the league declared .4 seconds was necessary to accept a shot.
Derek Fisher
Rajon Rondo
In 2010 the NBA instituted a rule that prohibited players from wearing headbands with the logo upside-down. Fans knew Rondo as the headband-wearing player, but after this, he ditched the headband altogether. It is still unknown why he chose to wear his headbands upside down.
Rajon Rondo
