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Originally Posted by xyrph
I see legal guarding position followed by lateral movement.
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LGP? Yes. But the subsequent movement is decidedly toward the ball handler. To be honest it's not really close.
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Originally Posted by xyrph
Who has the right to the floor space if both players arrive at the same instant?
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This question isn't relevant since the defender committed a personal foul, i.e. the defender blocked the ball handler. It's not a matter of who arrived when.
I think you're thinking of a loose ball situation where two opponents are both moving to a spot together. In this case, contact may be incidental, even if severe, if both players were legally converging without employing illegal contact.