Some Research
http://www.nba.com/analysis/rules_c.html?nav=ArticleList Above is the NBA’s explanation for the differences between a block and a charge. This short youtube video shows what a blocking foul looks like. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plo8QrAVpNg&NR=1 Here’s a close call between a block and a charge. You be the judge 🙂 Shane Battier of the Houston Rockets shows how to take a charge.