is this considered a Kick in basketball

[Peeps]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

No one intentionally moves the "nether regions" to get hit.

The rule used to be "knee down" -- it's been any part of the leg for more than just a few years now.

i thought this was the case

You intentionally moved your feet to "play defense on the ball" -- that's a violation.

again, had the ball in the been in the air when i did this i would agree. but changing your stance and having a player throw the ball off your legs doesnt sound like a kick to me.

in a similar situation....if a offensive player goes to save the ball out of bounds and throws it off a defenders leg and it goes out of bounds. is that a kicked ball or is it out of bounds offenses ball?

And, while there is some room for interpretation on this, no one here was there to see it. And, if you have no refs, you're going to get a "discussion" during the game.

believe me, i have thought about paying a ref $20 for a nights work to alleviate all the headaches we go through