CJ McCollum Comments on Warriors Setting Illegal Screens, Guarding Klay Thompson

Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum waded into the discussion regarding the perception around the Golden State Warriors and their use of illegal screens. 

“They set a lot of illegal screens,” McCollum said Tuesday, per Jason Quick of CSNNW.com. “They are moving and stuff. That’s the respect you get when you are champions, you get a lot more respect from the referees. You have to figure out a way to get around those screens and make it difficult.”

He’s hardly the first to voice the criticism that the Warriors are using less than legal means to get their shooters open looks, but Fox Sports’ Andrew Lynch drew attention to the NBA rule book to explain that the issue isn’t as straightforward as it may seem. Lynch noted the rules allow a player to move in the same direction as his opponent when making a screen after having already gotten set for a legal screen.

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