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Can you box out after someone dribbles between your legs? (alien.top)
submitted 11 months ago by LukeWendell@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space
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I just saw a video of Wembanyama dribbling between Bullock Jr.’s legs, and I’m kind of curious as to why a defensive player doesn’t just box out in this situation? It seems like less of a struggle to just turn your body and box out the offensive player, claiming the ball is now loose, and I was wondering if there is some NBA rule prohibiting this.

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[–] GenoThyme@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No one’s gonna react that fast so it’s not really an issue. If they could react that fast, they wouldn’t have let themselves get clowned by having it go between their legs in the first place.

[–] LukeWendell@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

It’s pretty unlikely, but NBA players have a wicked fast reaction speed, and it’s not like it comes out of nowhere. It especially wouldn’t be as tough in a situation where it’s a one-on-one and you both have the same opportunity to build momentum, but yeah, it’s probably not a move you’re able t react to quick enough on a fast-break.