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Originally Posted by tref
Even though the clean block occurs prior to the contact?
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If we're speaking according to the letter of the rules, there is nothing that says you are free from fouling if you get the ball first. Who knows, in absence of contact, perhaps the shooter would have been able to still make a play.
Some believe that the defender should take a line to avoid contact. If they can't get the block without going through the other player, then they really haven't got there first.
No, I'm not saying it should have been a foul, just presenting the other side of the story, which, by rule, is valid.
