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Originally posted by foobar247
i'm no pro at basketball, and have been looking on the net trying to clarify some rules, but have not had any luck. so hopefully someone can clarify this for me:
if a defender is putting a hand up to block a shooter's shot, and as the shooter moves his hands forward to shoot, and makes contact with the defender's arm, is that a foul?
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It depends.
The defender is allowed to put up his hands and arms vertically. If he does this and the shooter leans into him it is not a foul. If his arms are up, but not in his vertical plane, say they are angled forward, and the shooter leans in and makes contact the foul is on the defender.
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Originally posted by foobar247
also, is it a foul if the defender reaches out to take a swipe(trying to block) at the shooter, and makes contact with the shooter's arm after the ball has already left the shooter's hands?
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By rule this is a foul if it is a jump shooter who is hit before returning to the floor.
I have seen this not called a foul many times if the contact does not cause any disadvantage.