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Originally Posted by BktBallRef
Clearly contact on the shooter's right elbow before the block. Beats the hell out of me why people think such a play is legal.
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Disagree. The shooter is at an angle and leading with his right elbow as his jumps. The contact is from the shooter extending his elbow. The defender does not slap the opponent's arm, rather the leading elbow contacts his body as he is jumping. I don't have a foul on this contact.
We can't penalize a defender when the offensive player extends an arm and contacts him.
The block following that action is definitely clean.