Thread: Illegal screen?
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Old Thu Dec 07, 2006, 08:28am
BktBallRef BktBallRef is offline
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A player who extends an arm, shoulder, hip or leg into the path of an opponent is not considered to have a legal position if contact occurs.

That statement is found under guarding but the legal position implications apply to all situations. It's perfectly legal to hold your arms over your chest to protect yourself but it's not legal to extend them into the opponent.
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