2006-11-15 01:53:09 · 5 answers · asked by bballgirljv 1 in Sports ➔ Basketball
Only if you're boxing out and going for a rebound. Once the shot is in the air you can get in front of the offensive player and push them around with your backside to try and get the rebound.
2006-11-15 02:02:53 · answer #1 · answered by Nep-Tunes 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you can. You can force the offense out of the paint with a quick double team, pressure, or getting up on your man when he's backing down on you.
2006-11-15 02:03:16 · answer #2 · answered by m_p_dicerbo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not exactly "push," but in the professional ranks (e.g., NBA), players are allowed (too some extent) to put a forearm on the back of their opponents in the paint.
Hope this helps.
2006-11-15 06:42:06 · answer #3 · answered by tedi31 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any pushing is as foul. There was a time that the NBA allowed a defender to hand check.
2006-11-15 01:59:47 · answer #4 · answered by smitty 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are allowed to occupy the horizontal plane defined by the positioning of your body, and you are allowed to "defend" this plane by your physical presence - not by pushing and shoving.
2006-11-15 03:16:07 · answer #5 · answered by dmspartan2000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋