Zone defense was not allowed in the NBA until the 2001–2002 season. Before that, teams could only play man-to-man defense. After the rule change, teams slowly started using zone defense in short ...

Before 2001, NBA defense as we know it today was impossible. In fact, it was illegal. The league’s illegal defense rule prohibited the ability to defend a space on the floor, in general. It was a ...

After an abysmal start to the NBA season defensively, the Lakers turned a corner on that end of the floor over the last month, and they’re confident the reasoning behind the turnaround can help lead ...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers pulled out every stop in 2026 to revamp their entire defense. They drafted new players like Rueben Bain Jr., Josiah Trotter, DeMonte Capehart and Keionte Scott to inject some ...