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Originally posted by Lotto
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Originally posted by zebraman
I've seen players who were obviously going to shoot and then bailed out and passed the ball after they got hammered. Even though the rules don't support it, they actually were an airborne shooter before getting fouled.
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The player you describe is never an airborne shooter, even though he/she is airborne and (in some sense) a shooter. A player is only an airborne shooter after he/she releases the ball on a try.
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By rule yes. I was merely pointing out that in the officials mind, (since he/she judged that the player was shooting), they were an airborne shooter. Then when they passed the ball they no longer were. I was agreeing that the answer is false, but I can certainly see why the original poster had some uncertainty.
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