[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

I know that I said I was going to bed, but I just could not resist this thread.

Yes, the official that started shooting free throws was a real doofus, but having said that, the offended player and team shot the free throws it and he/she were entitled to shoot. This is not a correctable error, just poor game management. While the rules references that Dan_ref gave us pertain to a disqualified player and the procedure to replace the disqualified player they do not trump the correctable error rule.

The lead official put the player on the free throw line and had him/her shoot the free throws. The officials cannot use the correctable error rule. There is no way I would want to tell the offended coach I am going to take points off the board and make his team shoot the free throws again. There is nothing in the rules book that can defend the reshooting the free throws.

Now can I go to bed. Good night everyone.