YSU at UMass men's basketball game video. (Clip Added)

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Lotto

Is the movement you see towards the shooter, or lateral? Doesn't a defender have the right to move laterally and still maintain LGP?

In HS, not after A1 goes airborne.

In NCAA-Men (don't know about Women's), not after A1 begins upward motion with the ball.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Lotto

Is the movement you see towards the shooter, or lateral? Doesn't a defender have the right to move laterally and still maintain LGP?

As BNR said...

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

In HS, not after A1 goes airborne.

In NCAA-Men (don't know about Women's), not after A1 begins upward motion with the ball.

Which means, that in this case, it would be a block on both accounts since he moved laterally after the shooter was airborne....and also towards the shooter in my opinion.

[just another ref]

Where does it says the defender may not continue to move laterally after the offensive player is airborne?

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by just another ref

Where does it says the defender may not continue to move laterally after the offensive player is airborne?

You have to give the airborne player a spot to come down unless you get there before s/he left the floor (HS or gathered NCAAM)

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by Lotto

Doesn't a defender have the right to move laterally and still maintain LGP?

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

In HS, not after A1 goes airborne.

This makes it sound like a defender who has legal guarding position and is legally moving to maintain it must immediately stop moving when the offensive player becomes airborne. Such is not the case.