Thread: Is it a call
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Old Mon Jun 21, 2004, 07:14am
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Re: A Foul?

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Originally posted by ShoeBall
What if B1 is guarding A1 who is driving, by closely staying in front of him (not standing still but running with A1) and both jump at the same time, A1 towards the basket and B1 definitely away from A1, but A1 by means of a greater leap jumps into B1 mid-air and achieves body contact (no contact of B1's arms in attempting to block the shot or any such thing) resulting in A1 mangling the shot?

Foul on B1?

A1 jumps INTO B1 and initiates the body contact? Never a foul on B1 unless B1 sneaks under an airborne shooter- which isn't the case in the this example. Iow, I agree with Mick. If you call anything, it has to be a foul on A1.
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