• Contact that occurs within the rules.
• Examples of legal contact include:
  • Defender maintaining Legal Guarding Position
  • Hand-to-hand contact when the dribbler’s hand is in contact with the ball
  • **Screening contact** when the screener is legally set
• Legal contact may be physical but:
  • Does not displace
  • Does not restrict freedom of movement
  • Does not create an unfair advantage