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Old Fri Oct 16, 2009, 07:59am
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Originally Posted by kdf5 View Post
2-3-4c says he can use hands or arms when blocking: To push, pull or ward off an opponent when the ball is loose if he may legally touch or possess the ball if such contact is not pass interference, a personal foul or illegal use of hands.
I've always found this provision troubling: how can a player pull another player without holding him?

"Pushing" and "warding off" can be done within the restrictions that prohibit holding. I don't understand how pulling could be.
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