[Back In The Saddle]

I'm not sure there is any "right" answer to stopping the game for an injured player. I had it happen last week in a girls game, and several of the girls were screaming that I needed to stop play because somebody was hurt (there was a break-away layup in progress at the time). In a boys game, you may find somebody hollering, "Will somebody get that guy off the floor, he's in the way!"

As for the shot attempt, another thing to consider is that one team is now shorthanded and allowing the play to continue on the notion that there might be an easy put-back, is unfair to the team with the injured player. After all, the game of basketball is played between two teams of five players.