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Old Sun May 13, 2007, 09:32pm
Mark Dexter Mark Dexter is offline
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Originally Posted by bronco
Is the NBA rule different than NFHS, that you can't catch your own airball? That's what the announcer said just before halftime, and I was just wondering if it was a case of me not knowing the NBA rule, or the announcer not knowing the rule completely.
Rule 10, Section XIV:
i. A player who attempts a field goal may not be the first to touch the ball if it fails to touch the backboard, basket ring or another player.

Unfortunately, many fans and coaches think that this is the rule at the high school level, too, and scream when refs don't call a travel in a 7th grade game.
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