Foul NOT in the act of shooting, foul occurs AFTER gather but BEFORE start of upward motion Transition Take Foul, Defender does not make a legitimate attempt to play defense Transition Take Foul, Defender does not make a legitimate attempt to play defense
“This is an example of a Transition Take Foul. The defensive player, Cason Wallace, does not make a legitimate attempt at the ball, and instead he effectively ‘gives up on the play’ by grabbing the dribbler, Royce O’Neale. This is a Transition Take Foul. A defender must make a legitimate basketball play when committing a defensive foul in transition.”