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Disconcertion or not?
I had a play at the free throw line. I was the trail and the defender was standing directly behind the free thrower during a two shot free throw. I could see his lips moving, but really couldnt hear him say anything. After the first attempt, I made him back off and move from behind the thrower. Is there any kind of rule about this? I know about the disconcertion rule, but what about being directly behind the thrower???
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As long as the non shooting player is behind the 3pt line and above the FT line the player can legally stand anywhere on the floor for the most part. As the official you are however allowed to tell the player to move if you think the player is attempting to distract the shooter. I wouldn't call disconcertion unless I know for certain the player is distracting the shooter.
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If he's disconcerting, call it. If you don't know, then you either move closer so you can make the call or you preventive officiating by warning him not to disconcert the shooter. But you have no authority to tell him he can't stand there. Sorry, you can be defensive if you want to but there's no rule basis for what you did. It was wrong.
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