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Originally Posted by Camron Rust
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, definitely 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.
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I see A1 as being airborne as he released the ball. To me, he's allowed to land safely because his path was clear when he left the floor. Because his status changed from having PC to not having PC, while airborne, he is in fact absolved of time and distance until he lands.