Path/LGP/Under the basket

[Camron Rust]

Being under the basket IS in the shooter's path...otherwise there would be no contact. The defense of it is forcing the shooter to take a slightly more difficult shot....stop for a short jumper instead of a layup/dunk. The shooter, being allow to run over the defender, has obtained an advantage.

So many people do not understand the NBA semi-circle anyway. It doesn't say you can't draw a charge inside the cirle. It says a help defender can't. The primary defender still can draw a charge. Also, it doesn't apply on drives from the corners. Under the basket is a great defensive position to defend a reverse layup.