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Originally Posted by AremRed
The camera pans over late, but it looks like the defender is still moving forward at the point of contact.
And does the player having the ball matter? What if the defender did this same play to a player off-ball?
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Both feet are planted on the floor before contact by the purple player makes contact with them. And the torso is not leaning towards the "ball handler" in any way. If anything the purple player is waiting for the contact and leaning away.
And having the ball would matter because then what would apply is more screening rules as time and distance could play apart of this call. But with that being said, I am not calling anything on the purple player in this case if I was able to see all the play as I did with the video. That might be hard if not 3 person, but I do not see this any other way. And every player is allowed to have their spot on the floor if they get their first. Purple got there first and did so legally. Not an issue of LGP if the player does not have the ball. But that could be splitting hairs too.
Peace