What rule would a player violate for rerouting of an opponent?

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by MiamiWadeCounty

For instance, on a fast break, an offensive player tries to reroute a defensive player by using body contact, or a defensive player tries to reroute an offensive player by using body contact.

The problem with your question is the words "tries" and "re-route".

Tries means they weren't successful.

Re-routing could be done without actual contact. So we need specific, descriptive examples to work with here.

[MiamiWadeCounty]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

The problem with your question is the words "tries" and "re-route".

Tries means they weren't successful.

Re-routing could be done without actual contact. So we need specific, descriptive examples to work with here.

A player using their body (perhaps using shoulder or chest) to move/push an opponent out of their intended path.

[tref]

I feel like this is a trick question or should I say a loaded question... your title asks:

What rule would a player violate for rerouting of an opponent?

Freedom of movement, perhaps?

[Art N]

This does seem like a loaded question. HTBT for sure.

You have to be sure that it is the defender who is making the contact and running into the offensive player or is the offensive player actually trying to cut into the defender.

I can picture a defender making a bee line from hoop to hoop to get down the floor as fast as possible, and an offensive player is in the outside "lane" begining to angle towards the hoop and contacts the defender trying to get to "his intended path", which happens to go through the defender. OOPS