Touch the rim, net or ball while the ball is in the net, preventing it from clearing the basket. PENALTY: If the violation is at the opponent’s basket, the offended team is awarded two points, if the attempt is from the two point zone and three points if it is from the three-point zone.

Take note that the NBA lumps together Goaltending with Basket Interference in their rulebook. To summarize these rules, players cannot touch the rim, stick their hands through the basket, wedge the ball between the rim and the backboard either during the shot or while the ball is still bouncing around the rim.

It is goaltending if a player touches the ball when it is (a) in downward flight; or (b) above the basket rim and within an imaginary cylinder projecting above the rim; or (c) already touching the rim; or (varying at certain levels of the sport) after it has touched the backboard and has a chance of going in the hoop.