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Old Sat Mar 05, 2016, 11:43am
Raymond Raymond is offline
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Originally Posted by Nevadaref View Post
This isn't a screening play. Being "stationary" is not required and the player is allowed to be moving at the time of contact. The rules allow the defender to jump into the air vertically, or even turn or duck to absorb contact.

Please be precise, if you are going to make a judgment on this play. It's only about reaching a position on the court before the opponent becomes airborne. Don't fall into the misguided thinking that the defender must be a perfectly still statue to take a charge.
That defender was still sliding into place when the offensive player went airborne. And that's why the Lead called a block

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