Sinonimo di “negare il passaggio” (Denial the Pass) o “negare la palla“,(Denial the Ball) si riferisce all’anticipo che un difensore adotta per evitare che il proprio attaccante possa ricevere la palla.

It also referred to as denying the pass or denying the ball, is a basketball defensive tactic in which an off-ball defender, typically one pass away adjacent to the player with the ball, prevents the offensive player that they are currently guarding from receiving the ball.