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Old Sun May 06, 2007, 06:22am
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Originally Posted by Nevadaref
Rule 10 Fouls and Penalties
SECTION 1 TEAM TECHNICAL
A team shall not:

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ART. 9 . . . Fail to have all players return to the court at approximately the same time following a time-out or intermission.

PENALTY: (Section 1) Two free throws plus ball for division-line throw-in.

DELAYING RETURN FOLLOWING TIME-OUT
10.1.9 SITUATION: Following a charged time-out Team B is still with their coach on the sideline when the official sounds the whistle to indicate play will resume. Four players of B return to the court just in time to play defense as A1 attempts an unsuccessful three-pointer. B1 rebounds and throws a long pass to B5 who enters the court just in time to catch the pass. RULING: A technical foul is immediately charged to Team B for failing to have all players return to the court at approximately the same time following a time-out or intermission. While it is true the entire team may be off the court while the procedure is being used, once a team responds, all players must enter the court at approximately the same time. COMMENT: The resumption-of-play procedure is in effect to start the second half unless either team is not on the court. In that case regular delay provisions are in force.
This case play doesn't answer the question of what the call is if the fifth player doesn't come back on the court until the next legal substitution opportunity.
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