When a defensive player is in the paint for 3 seconds without an offensive player around him.
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Currently, Ray Allen of the Boston Celtics has the second most career three pointers in the NBA.
An offensive player cannot stand in the key for more than 3 seconds. If he or she does, then the other team gets the ball. In the NBA, this rule applies to defensive players as well.
Ray Allen holds the NBA 3 point record he did it in the 2010 2011 NBA season against the Miami Heat in Game 7 of the NBA Finals
An NBA player on the offensive team can stand in the paint for a maximum of three seconds, otherwise the ball is turned over to the opposing team. An NBA player on the defensive team also cannot stay in the paint for more than three seconds, unless he's guarding his opponent.