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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
We're talking about a free-throw shooter stepping over the line before he shoots. What has that got to do with protecting a player from the other team who's on a lane line from slipping during a rebound?
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He's trying to get rid of the wet spot on the floor from the sweat so his opponent doesn't slip while trying to box out. He's a very thoughtful FT shooter.
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What if the FT shooter has both feet over the line at the same time before he shoots?
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It's a bigger wet spot than I thought it was.
Look, you want to do whatever you can NOT to call this violation in the closing seconds of a game. If you can't avoid it, then you have to call it, b/c everyone has seen it. But try to work with the kid. Get the ball back, pretend to clean up the sweat, tell him to stay behind the line, and let the kid shoot the FTs.
This is NOT a call that you want to hang your game on b/c he got no advantage, he didn't even break the intent of the rule. So try to avoid calling it. It has absolutely no effect on the game. If you're gonna call that, you should T the home team for not having an X in front of the scoring table. I mean that's literally how little this call is worth.