Red 35 sets a pick and rolls to the basket. He receives the ball, passes it to a teammate in the corner and crashes against Yellow 23, who is outside the no-charge semicircle area.

Art. 33.3 A defensive player has established an initial legal guarding position when:
• He is facing his/her opponent, and
• He has both feet on the court.

Art. 33.4 When judging a charge/block situation involving a player with the ball, a referee shall use the following principles:
• The defensive player must establish an initial legal guarding position by facing the player with the ball and having both feet on the court.
• The defensive player may remain stationary, jump vertically, move laterally or backwards in order to maintain the initial legal guarding position.
• When moving to maintain the initial legal guarding position, one foot or both feet may be off the court for an instant, as long as the movement is lateral or
backwards, but not towards the player with the ball.
• Contact must occur on the torso, in which case the defensive player would be
considered as having been at the place of contact first.

Outcome: Correct decision from the referees. Yellow 23 occupied a place on the court, outside of the no-charge semicircle area, before Red 35 jumped for the pass. After the pass, a contact against Yellow 23’s torso occurred. This is a charging foul without the ball.