INSIDE THE RULEBOOK: CONTACT ON DRIVES TO THE BASKET

Sr. Vice President of Replay & Referee Operations Joe Borgia breaks down different types of legal and illegal contact on drives to the basket by both offensive and defensive players, including examples of plays involving body contact, forearm and hand contact.

INSIDE THE RULEBOOK: PLAYER FOOTWORK

Sr. Vice President of Replay & Referee Operations Joe Borgia reviews player footwork. When a player ends his dribble, he is allowed two steps to come to a stop, pass or shoot. Check out which plays are legal and which are traveling violations (March 28, 2018).

INSIDE THE RULEBOOK: VERTICALITY

Sr. Vice President of Replay & Referee Operations Joe Borgia breaks down the principle of verticality, focusing on issues such as whether the defender is in a legal guarding position along with the timing and angle of the defender’s jump when contesting a shot, and provides specific examples of defensive players in both legal and illegal positions (February 22, 2018).

INSIDE THE RULEBOOK: CONTINUATION

Sr. Vice President of Replay & Referee Operations Joe Borgia breaks down continuation, and provides specific examples of continuation on drives and jump shots. (December 26, 2017)

INSIDE THE RULEBOOK: SCREENS

NBA Sr. Vice President of Replay & Referee Operations Joe Borgia breaks down screens, and provides specific examples of both legal and illegal screens. (December 1, 2017)