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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
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Originally posted by DownTownTonyBrown
I think our concensus has been that once the ball is released by the thrower, the opponent can reach across the OOB plane and if possible catch the inbounds pass.
Here is rule 9-2-11
The opponent(s) of the thrower shall not have any part of his/her person through the inbounds side of the throw-in boundary-line until the ball has been released on a throw-in pass.
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Yabut..... does the pass to a teammate along the end line meet the definition of a throw-in pass, as per R7-6-1--"The thrower shall release the ball directly into the court, except as in 7-5-7..." R7-5-7 is what the thrower was trying(illegally) to do- pass the ball along the end line to a teammate(s). If it doesn't meet the definition of a throw-in pass, then the opponent musta violated 9-2-11 by reaching OOB before a throw-in pass was released.
Except for that pesky l'il 9-2-12! 
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I don't believe the situation was a pass along the endline. The ball was being passed diagonally. To be passed along the endline would be parallel to the endline. The player he passed the ball to was inbounds at an angle to the thrower. For example, suppose I'm inbounding the ball on the left side of the lane and a team mate of mine cuts to the basket and is in the lane. I pass him the ball diagonally. If the defense catches the ball prior to it crossing the boundary plane, this is legal as long as it is not in my hands at the time.