LGP on Airborne Shooter

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Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

The specific NFHS (NCAA and FIBA rules agree) rule citations are: [...]
MTD, Sr.

Sorry, FIBA definitely doesn't agree with your interpretation, and I guess that NFHS and NCAA don't either.

With reference to the 2006 edition of FIBA rules:
(1) article 33.3 defines LGP;
(2) article 33.4 defines legal defense on a player who controls the ball;
(3) article 33.6 talks about a player who is in the air.

It's pretty clear from 33.6 that an opponent is not allowed to move into the path of an airborne player, even if this could be considered a legal movement under article 33.4:

An opponent may not move into the path of a player after that player has jumped into the air.

The rule makes no distinction between offense and defense in the case of an airborne player.

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