FIBA - Article - 33.6
FIBA - Article - 33.6
Heading: Contact: General principles Sub Heading: A player who is in the air
"A player who has jumped into the air from a place on the court has the right to land again at the same place.
He has the right to land on another place on the court provided that the landing place and the direct path between the take-off and landing place is not already occupied by an opponent(s) at the time of take-off.
If a player has taken off and landed but momentum causes contact with an opponent who has taken a legal guarding position beyond the landing place, the jumper is responsible for the contact.
An opponent may not move into the path of a player after that player has jumped into the air.
Moving under a player who is in the air and causing contact is usually an unsportsmanlike foul and in certain circumstances may be a disqualifying foul."
RCA Explanation
RCA Explanation
Source & Governing Body Reference
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