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Originally Posted by tref
Pretty much the same in The League...
2. Guarding an Opponent
In all guarding situations, a player is entitled to any spot on the court he desires, provided he legally gets to that spot first and without contact with an opponent...
A player is never permitted to move into the path of an opponent after the opponent has jumped into the air.
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And under NBA rules, to legally get to that spot first, you must be there before the offensive player with the ball starts his upward motion.
This is a rules difference between NBA and NF/NCAA in that it requires the defender to be there a split second earlier.
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