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Originally Posted by OKREF
If the defense has one foot out of bounds and one foot in bounds, I and every official I know here has a block on any contact.
Case Book
4.23.3
A1 is dribbling near the sideline when B1 obtains legal guarding position B1 stays in the path of A1 but in doing so has (A) one foot touching the sideline......
Ruling: In (A) B1 is called for a blocking foul because a player may not be out of bounds and obtain or maintain legal guarding position.
I really don't understand why this is difficult. If a defensive player is on the line or out of bounds and there is contact it is on the defense.
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Not every foul is about legal guarding position. B1 is standing near the bench, getting instructions from his coach. It just so happens he has one foot on the line. Dribbler A1 comes down the sideline and plows into B1.
B1 is stationary. B1 has done nothing wrong. This is not a foul on B1.
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