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Originally Posted by Nevadaref
That's what the rule says.
If the team has to take 8 minutes to treat this injured player, are you now going to tell the coach that he only gets 2 minutes with the rest of his team for halftime? I'm sure that will go over well. 
I wouldn't start any time-out or intermission period until the injury situation has been resolved. Otherwise you are going to screw that team out of at least part of its allotted time.
That philosophy is expressed in this Case Book play:
REPLACEMENT OF A DISQUALIFIED OR INJURED PLAYER
10.5.3 SITUATION A: A1 has been injured and has received extensive medical attention on the court. The coach: (a) helps assist the injured player to the bench; or (b) remains at the bench area while A1 is treated and helped to the bench. How much time does the coach have to replace A1? RULING: In both (a) and (b), the coach will have 30 seconds to replace the injured player. In (a), the 30 seconds should start after the coach can turn his/her attention from the injured athlete to the duty of making a replacement. In (b), the 30 seconds would begin as soon as A1 has been returned to the bench. In both cases, the timer should be instructed by the official when to start timing the 30 seconds, sound a warning horn at 20 seconds and to notify the official when the allowed time has elapsed. |
Why are you arguing how long it takes to get him off the floor? That has absolutely nothing to do with our discussion.
The discussion is can he start the next period. There's absolutely nothing that says he can't start the next period if the coach so designates. Play was not stopped so he could be attended to. He became bench personnel when the previous period ended. The coach now has to designate his 5 starters for the next period.
Don't be a plumber.