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Old Thu Jan 27, 2011, 07:43pm
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The only thing the 3-foot reference means is that there is likely to be contact as the dribbler splits the defenders (or defender and the sideline) and to not automatically penalize the defenders unless they actually do something illegal. If they do, they have still fouled.
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