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Originally Posted by stiffler3492
Ok, but how does the fact that Taylor is in the air change the equation? Isn't an airborne player entitled to land without obstruction?
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You have a conflict between two rules and have to decide which one to apply....which one is relevant to the situation.
If the guard had kept the ball, probably a foul on Howard. But, in passing it away, he became a screener and is subject to the screening rules. (Yes, I know the ball handler can also be a screener).
If being airborne absolved an offensive player of giving time/distance in setting a screen, ever screener would jump into the path of the defender.