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Originally posted by johnny1784
Do remember... there is no time limit on a whistle.
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Not quite, Johnny - the only listed exceptions are for technical fouls against team B during a fast break by team A and for certain free-throw violations by team B.
We can certainly have what many call "delayed whistles" for fouls, but I would argue that technically, there's no such thing. The whistle may come appreciably after the contact, but the foul doesn't exist until the official recognizes it as such.
(end metaphysical discussion)
A violation, OTOH, exists when the conditions for the violation are met. Some of us may "miss" the defensive player stepping OOB under some circumstances and, in the real world, whistles may be slightly delayed. By rule, however, there is no support for a delayed whistle.