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Originally Posted by lordrayvin
Okay, here's the situation: Player A has the ball in the post and is being guarded by Player B. Player A has his back to the basket and Player B. Now, Player B is toe to heel with Player A with his body bent at the waist with is back hovering over Player A's back. First off, is this legal defense in NBA? Secondly, if Player A jumps up for a shot and hits Player B on the way up because Player B is hovering over their back, what is the call? Thanks for any help and let me know if you need some more clarification.  |
The NBA has their own philosophy for calling fouls. Since none of us here are NBA officials, and since we aren't seeing this play, we can't tell you with any certainty whether this is a foul or not.
B1 is entitled to his spot on the floor, provided he attains his position legally. He is allowed to maintain his vertical plane. He is not allowed to displace A1 or illegally use his hands. Just because there is contact, it doesn't mean there's a foul.