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Originally posted by Ed Maeder
That is what I feel is the problem, that there is no rule that fits and maybe there should be. I know that every situation on the court can't have a rule for it but I have seen this in games twice this year and it was dealt with differently each time. 10-3-3 case play is correct but again this deals with another part of the player returning to the court during playing action.
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Ed, there is no definitive rule in the book that says that the team can't play with 4 in this particular situation if the officials don't catch it before the clock starts. There is a definitive rule that says that the 5th. player can't enter the court after the clock starts if he/she is late. That's all we have to go on to call this one.