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What difference does LGP make
LGP appears in the rulebook in three places:
4.7.2, which concerns charging, and describes what an offensive player must do to avoid a charge when the defender has LGP.
4.23, which defines LGP and describes the extra privileges you get from LGP.
4.45, which says you must have LGP for verticality.
None of these apply to contact initiated by the offense. We've debated this many times before in the context of a dribbler running into the back of a defender that is running away from him, or other situations where the offense starts the contact. LGP just does not apply here.
What if Lebron had shoved him in the back to get clearance for the shot. Would we call a defensive foul because the defender did not have LGP?
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