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Incidental contact

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Incidental Contact: Contact with an opponent which is permitted and which does not constitute a foul. The mere fact that contact occurs does not constitute a foul.

 


Incidental Contact - Minor, usually inadvertent contact, that is usually ignored by officials.
Inside Cut - When the offensive player passes the ball to a teammate and cuts to the basket looking for a return pass.

Incidental contact - minor contact usually overlooked by officials.
Inside shooting - shots taken by a player near or under the basket.
Intentional foul - a personal foul that the official judges to be premeditated.

Incidental Contact: This is when two players on different teams come into contact with each other but a foul is not called because the contact was not intentional.

Incidental Contact
unintended physical contact between players; some minor contact during play is both expected and ignored by officials.
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(1) Incidental Contact
a. The mere fact that contact occurs does not necessarily constitute a foul.

Is this a personal foul on B1? Should the official try to determine if the act was deliberate or incidental? If it is a deliberate act is this foul considered unsportsmanlike? Or if the act was incidental contact is it a no call?

See also: Foul, Ball, Court, Basket, Floor

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