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Originally posted by Wondering
This was originally my question which I posed to Just Curious who posted it. So I will clarify the situation.
A1 is making a spot throw-in from one end of the end-line. A3 is inbounds at the other end of the end-line. A1's throw is nearly parallel to the end-line and outside the end-line most of the time on it's way towards A3.
Can B2, standing inbounds (between A1 and A3) reach over the end-line and intercept the ball, which is still outside the endline, after A1 releases it?
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Yes. Restrictions on B are lifted when the ball is released on a throw-in.
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If so, why should it be legal for B2 to intecept the out-of-bounds ball but no one on A's team (see rule 9-2.3)?
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Because 9-2-3 says that can't. I can't give you any better reason. Why do we shoot FTs when B is in the bonus, if A1 sets an illegal screen but we don't when A1 is called for a player control foul?
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Along these same lines, another question is this: what does rule 9-2-2 mean when it says the thrower must pass the ball "directly into the court"? Has the thrower fulfulled his obligation if the ball is intercepted out-of-bounds?
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It simply means if the ball touches anywhere OOB, A has violated. It would be legal to pass the ball and hit the back of the backboard or hit the floor OOB, without this rule. The thrower has fulfilled his obligations and can't be penalized because B makes a legal play.