What is a clear path foul?

I think thats what it's called...What is a clear path foul?
Clear Path Foul - If a fast break starts in a team鈥檚 backcourt and a defender fouls any offensive player when the team is going to score an easy basket, a clear path foul has occurred. When the foul happens or is called, no defender can be ahead of the ball where he could defend against the easy basket.What is a clear path foul?
if the offensive player is past every defensive


player and he is fouled hard without a chance


for going for the ball then the defense is


penalized with the foul and the offensive


team gets the ball back as well.


ifs to prevent breakaway fouls..
A clear path foul occurs when an offensive player has a clear, unguarded, open path to the basket. This occurs mostly on fast breaks when a defensive player will commit the foul to stop the easy basket.
usually on a fast break, when the offensive player has the ball and is ahead of everyone else and the defense fouls him from behind to stop the fast break.





this results in 2 free throws plus ball possession for the offensive team





to avoid this, the defensive player can try to catch the offensive player with the ball and get in front of him and then foul him. this usually happens when a big guy gets the steal and a smaller defender can outsprint the big guy and get in front of him for the foul.
A clear path foul is when there is nobody ahead of the person who has the ball, and he is running to the basket. The foul happens when someone fouls him when he has the clear path. I believe this results in a penalty of 3 foul shots to the person who had the clear path.
a clear path foul has the potential to be a flagrant foul. A clear path foul is (like its name), a foul when a player has a clear path to the hoop. And on a fastbreak, if a player has a clear path to the basket, and th opposing player prevents him from scoring by grabbing him in mid-air, it would be a flagrant, as long as the player as elevated off the ground, you cant grab him in the mid-air.