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Originally posted by BktBallRef
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Originally posted by dblref
Wait a minute! Thought the ball had to hit the rim first and then could hit the backboard. In this situation, the ball hit the backboard and then the rim. Don't have my rule book with me, but I seem to recall it had to hit the rim first.
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If that were true, a bank shot wouldn't be possible.
The ball has to hit the rim before the FT ends.
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Was only thinking "free-throw" here, rather than a "regular" shot. I always thought it had to hit the rim first -- guess I was wrong. I know if you miss the rim/net/whatever on the first of a 1 and 1, you don't get the second free throw. Is there really anything that says it can hit the backboard first? Just curious because this is all I could find:
Rule 4, Section 20, Art. 3 says...The freethrow ends when the try is successful, when it is certain the try will not be successful, when the try touches the floor or any player, or when the ball becomes dead.
Rule 5, Section 2, Art. 2 says...A goal from a free throw counts one point for the free-thrower's team and is credited to the free thrower.