Originally Posted by
DukieInBrasil
Completely disagree. I side with CDu on this one, particularly on the play in question. Had the defender simply grabbed or pushed Bagley in the back, then yes, that should be an intentional foul. In this case, there was a second defender right there, as CDu pointed out, and the other defender made a play on the ball. In nearly all cases if the defender makes contact withe shooter's arm, no matter how far away from the ball, that will be a normal foul b.c the contact prevents the shooter's movement to make a shot. That by definition is a basketball play.