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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch
It's illegal to throw the elbow regardless if it connects or not. Our fans need to learn the rules.
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You're gonna have to show me that rule and exactly what "throwing an elbow" entails.
You can make a basketball move as long as you are not intending to use the elbows to clear space. In other words, he can make that move if the intent of the move is to facilitate another basketball move (i.e., a drive to the left side of the player). Notice how the ball is moving in a circle out away from the player where the elbows are.
What you cannot do is use your elbows to clear space from the defender. So, if he was not intending to make a basketball move (i.e., just stand his spot), then its a foul considered to be "throwing an elbow". The basketball would be closer to the body and the elbows would protrude out.
Of course, if the elbow connects on either situation, its a foul regardless.