Legal play, Defender stays parallel to driver, does not initiate illegal contact Defensive Foul, Defender moves forward into driver’s path Defensive Foul, Defender moves forward into driver’s path
“This is an example of a defensive foul for illegal contact between the dribbler and his defender. The dribbler, RJ Barrett, establishes a straight-line path to the basket, and the on-ball defender, AJ Green, initiates illegal contact with his body into the body of the dribbler. Contact that affects a dribbler’s speed, quickness, rhythm, and balance as he drives toward the basket is illegal. This is a defensive foul.”