Thread: Block / Charge
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Old Mon Jan 13, 2014, 10:15am
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Originally Posted by Jumpshooter40 View Post
A1 is driving the ball to the basket. He has beaten his defender (B1) and has his shoulders by him. Secondary defender B2 moves to a legal guarding position in the path of A1. B2, fearing the significant contact, turn his body as to not accept the full force of the contact. Does this negate his legal guarding position and it should now be called a block?
Please look up Rule 4 Section 23 Article 3-E which declares:

"The guard may turn or duck to absorb the shock of imminent contact"
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