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Hawks Coach is on the money. The officials should have cleared that lane for the one free-throw attempt and then awarded the ball back to Team A along the end line of Team B's basket (the one at the end of the court where Team B just scored is known as their basket). Now instead of Team B coming up the court and making a 3, Team A would have had the ball just as they would after any other time that Team B scored.
The officials goofed because they got the possession wrong. They effectively made up a turnover against Team A.
Seems like an innocent mistake, though. They did try super hard to get the free throw corrected. Unfortunate.
The best rules references for this play are 2-10-6, 2.10.1 sit A, and 2.10.1 sit B.
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