Unsportsmanlike?

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Rev.Ref63

Team A is playing a box-n-one defense on team B. Player A is closely guarding player B even when team A is on offense. He is guarding him very closely, facing him and staring right in his face. Player B had no room to even take a step forward. On one free throw, player B went to the opposite end and player A continued to shadow him and get in his face. Needless to say, player B was quite frustrated and was quite ineffective. Is this unsportsmanlike?

BTW, I was a spectator at this game.

MeReF -- Doesn't sound like there's any mention of not leaving time or distance. The question was whether close guarding is allowed even when the guarding team is on offense. There's no mention of contact, or cutting in. If you as the guarded player get physical in this situation, the foul is going to be on you. Gauze in the nose, as you reference, or the guard falling to the ground, and I might call it intentional. NO REF is gonna miss that kind of contact. Unbelievable....