Flagrant Foul, Penalty 1, Defender reckless contest into landing space, shooter turns ankle Legal play, Defender stays parallel to driver, does not initiate illegal contact Legal play, Defender stays parallel to driver, does not initiate illegal contact
“This is an example of legal contact between a driving offensive player and the defender. The defensive player, Tyrese Martin, maintains his defensive positioning by staying parallel to the driving offensive player, Steph Curry, and the defender does not create any contact that would move the dribbler off his path. Contact that affects a dribbler’s speed, quickness, rhythm, and balance as he drives toward the basket is illegal, but contact alone does not constitute a defensive foul. There is no defensive foul on this play, and it is a ‘play on’ situation.”