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Can you box out after someone dribbles between your legs? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year 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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[–] Hibachi-Flamethrower@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

You can for sure. The reason it’s hard to do is because you only get nutmegged when you have a wide stance. The wider your feet are, the harder it is to actually turn around fast. It’s why nutmegs always seem to work in the NBA. If Wemby was slower, Bullock could have gotten there, but slow players rarely attempt that move.