Skip to content

NBA Video Rulebook

  • Homepage
  • Educational Videos
  • NBA Official
Search for:
  • Block / Charge
    • On Ball Defenders
      • On Ball Blocking Fouls
      • On Ball Charging Fouls
    • Restricted Area
      • Restricted Area, Blocking Fouls
      • Restricted Area, Charging Fouls
      • Restricted Area Does Not Apply
    • Other Block / Charge plays
      • Charging, Pass & Crash plays
      • Block, Defender doesn’t allow offense room to land
      • Blocking, Secondary Defender Does Not Establish Legal Position
      • Block/Charge “Slip Plays”
    • Trajectory of Defenders
      • Legal Defensive plays, Defenders jump vertically
      • Defensive fouls, Defenders do not jump vertically
  • Post Play
    • Defensive Fouls in the Post
      • Post Defender Dislodges Opponent
      • Post Defender Grabs Opponent’s Uniform
      • Post Defender Uses Knee
      • Post Defender Uses Straight Arm
      • Post Defender Uses Two Hands
      • Post Defender Wraps Arms Around Opponent
      • Post Defender “Walks Under” Airborne Shooter
      • Post Defender’s Arms Are At 45 Degree Angle
      • Post Defender “Clamps” Opponent
      • Post Defender Wipes Opponent’s Arm Away
    • Offensive Fouls in the Post
      • Back downs
      • Hooking
      • Clamping
      • Grabs Opponent’s Uniform
      • Wipes Away Opponent’s Arm
      • Other Offensive Fouls in Post
    • Legal Post Defense
      • Hand with bent Elbow
      • Forearm and Hand with bent Elbow
  • Screens
    • Illegal Screens
      • Pick’n Rolls
      • Off Ball Screens
      • Handoff Screens
      • Back Screens
      • Other Illegal Screens
  • Non-Basketball Moves
    • Offensive Player Hooks Defender with Off Arm
    • Offensive Player Veering into Defender
    • Overt Leg Kick vs Natural Shooting Motion
    • Rip Throughs
      • Away From the Basket
      • Side to Side Movement
      • Upward Shooting Motion
    • Shooter Launches into Defender at Abnormal Angle
  • Other Fouls
    • Other Fouls by Defensive Players
      • Handcheck
      • Body Bump
      • Illegal Contact below FT line extended
      • Legal Contact below FT line extended
      • Impeding Progress
      • Fouls in the Act of Shooting
      • Point of Contact Fouls
      • Defenders moving into the landing space of airborne shooters
      • Tripping
      • Other Defensive Fouls
    • Other Fouls by Offensive Players
      • Offense Initiated Contact – on ball
      • Offense Initiated Contact – off ball
      • Other Offensive Fouls
    • Other Fouls – Fouls in Transition
      • Clear Path to the Basket Fouls
      • Transition Take Fouls
    • Other Fouls – Loose Ball Fouls
      • Locks & Clamps
      • Other Loose Ball Fouls
  • Flagrant Fouls
    • Flagrant Foul, Penalty 1
      • Flagrant 1’s by offensive players
      • Flagrant 1’s by defensive players
    • Flagrant Foul, Penalty 2
    • Hard Fouls that are not Flagrant
  • Technical Fouls
    • Bench Conduct
      • Legal Action
      • Delay of Game
      • Technical Foul
    • Respect for the Game Technicals
      • Overt Gestures
      • Legal Reactions
    • Other Technical Fouls
      • Taunting
      • Hanging on the Rim
      • Dead-ball contact
      • Throwing/Kicking Ball
      • Other Technicals
  • Traveling
    • Traveling
      • Traveling on the Perimeter
      • Traveling in the Post
      • Traveling on the Drive
      • Other Traveling
    • Discontinued Dribble
      • Discontinued Dribble on the Perimeter
      • Discontinued Dribble in the Post
  • Violations
    • Flopping
      • Flopping Penalty
      • Not a Flopping Penalty
    • Free Throw Violations
      • Free Throw Violations by Free Throw Shooter
      • Free Throw Violations by Defensive Team
      • Free Throw Violations by Both Teams
    • Offensive 3 Seconds
    • Defensive 3 Seconds
    • Jump Ball Violations
      • Jump Ball Violations by Jumpers
      • Jump Ball Violations by Non Jumpers
    • Offensive Basket Interference
    • Goaltending
    • Backcourt Violations
    • Inbound Violations
    • Delay of Game Violations
    • Delay of Game, contacting ball after made basket
    • Other Violations
  • Table Stats
    • Steal
    • Turnover
    • Block
    • Rebound
    • Assist
    • Atypical

Free Throw Violation, defensive player enters lane

20_VI_078_Seq_JAllen_vo

Free Throw Violation, defensive player enters lane

20_VI_079_Seq_KLeonard_vo

Free Throw Violation, Disconcertion, defensive player moves into spot during shot

20_VI_081_Seq_Niang_vo

Free Throw Violation, shooter breaks plane before ball hits rim

20_VI_076_Seq_JaJohnson_vo

Free Throw Violation, shooter breaks plane before ball hits rim

20_VI_077_Seq_Morant_vo

Delay of Game, free throw shooter moves above three-point line after 1st free throw attempt

20_VI_073_Seq_Vucevic_vo

Delay of Game, free throw shooter moves above three-point line after 1st free throw attempt

20_VI_091_Seq_CAnthony_vo

Violation, ball gets stuck between rim and backboard

20_VI_136_Seq_KNunn_vo

Ball ruled Out of Bounds, missed shot gets over top of the backboard

20_VI_137_Seq_ZCollins_vo

Eight-Second Violation

20_VI_024_Seq_Morant_vo_2

Posts navigation

← Older news
More recent news →
  • 2020-21 Rule Book (PDF)
  • NBA Official
  • NBA Officiating News, Rulebook and Referee Operations
  • Accessibility and Closed Captions
  • Do Not Sell My Personal Information

If you are having difficulty accessing any content on this website, please visit our Accessibility page.

Copyright 2025 NBA Media Ventures, LLC. All rights reserved. No portion of this site may be duplicated, redistributed, or manipulated in any form. By accessing any information on this site, you agree to abide by the NBA.com Network Policy and Terms of Use.