Illegal Screen?

[BillyMac]

Officials see this situation a few times each year, two offensive players and one defensive player on a breakaway, all heading toward the basket, with one offensive player between the ball handler and the defensive player.

And, or course, the fans, and maybe even the misinformed coach, are yelling for a "Moving screen".

Most of the time we just smile and think to ourselves, "Yeah, it's certainly a moving screen, but it's not illegal because there's no contact, a moving screen is, in itself, not illegal".

And then occasionally there is contact, the offensive player without the ball, while moving, contacts the defender, preventing him from defending the ball handler.

That's an illegal moving screen, more accurately known as a team control blocking foul.