Leg Tap

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Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I think it says the defense can challenge the shooter just as always, but cannot stick their hand in the shooter's face for the sole purpose of obstructing his vision.

That's exactly how I'm reading it.

When you guard the shooter with a hand up, often times, vision will be blocked. A hand in the face isn't necessarily a hand over the eyes. If the clear intent is to block vision -- an unsporting foul -- that's where the T comes in.

For fun, let's take it a step further. A1 has the ball. B2 is directly behind A1 and facing him. B2 reaches around A1's head and covers both eyes with both hands while making contact above the nose (almost like playing "guess who?"). Since contact was made on a live ball, can this only be a personal foul, or does the technical take precedence, due to the obvious intent?