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This isn't foul baiting, but it's closer to an offensive foul than a defensive one.
Tucker does take a step, but Giannis is also the one creating all the contact. Giannis is intentionally barreling into Tucker, as he does on a lot of drives.
It should be a no-call. Another call liked this happened this game, but it got overturned after a review. The other one should have probably been an offensive foul.
Can you explain your reasoning? You said Giannis intentionally barreled into Tucker. Then you said it should be a no call. If he intentionally barrels into the defender, it should be an offensive foul, no?
It is the step forward that Tucker takes that makes it a no-call. Giannis initiates the contact, but Tucker also moved into his space. It is more of an off-setting penalties thing.
But Giannis is a super star and Tucker is Tucker so it is almost always going to get called like this. If it was Embiid it might have been a no-call.
Fair enough. A ton of smaller players do the same thing as Giannis, but I can see how other players get mad at him specifically because he doesn't just initiate contact, he really physically punishes defenders.