The gimmick defense is rare in the NBA, but not unheard of

Atlanta guard Kevin Huerter saw gimmick defenses throughout high school and college. The Toronto Raptors famously and effectively slapped a box-and-one against Golden State's Stephen Curry late in the fourth quarter of Game 2 in last season's NBA Finals, though that was in a situation where the Warriors' other elite scorers from that team - Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson - were both out of the game at the time with injuries.