what is the specific rule on kicking a basketball??

Question

Do you have to have intent to kick it? what if your not even looking at the player with the ball and they try to pass it and it goes off your leg(upper thigh, or lower leg), it that considered kick also???

Answer 1

Section V-Strike the Ball
a. A player shall not kick the ball or strike it with the fist.
b. Kicking the ball or striking it with any part of the leg is a violation when it is an intentional act. The ball accidentally striking the foot, the leg or fist is not a violation.

Answer 2

The refs are not dumb... well, most of the time !!! Kicking the ball is mostly done when on defense, you try to stop a bounce pass and it hits your foot, then it could be called, but if you're moving your feet and it hits you, you might get a call against you, not a foul, but a play stoppage, ball needs to be inbound.

"Kicking. The defensive player is not allowed to kick the ball as a means of deflecting a pass. On such violation, the offense team retains possession of the ball, and the shot clock is reset. At prior times, when the clock was not reset, coaches encouraged this defensive tactic even though it was against the rules, because it forced the opponent to reset its offense."

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Answer 3

Well, if someone trys to pass it to you and it goes of your legs, the person passing should quit bball or you should play soccer.