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Originally Posted by BktBallRef
The rule book disagrees with you.
9-9-3
A player from the team not in control (defensive player or during a jump ball or throw-in) . . .
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I hate to say this, but I actually think that the rule you quoted argues against your position. If the opponent of the inbounder is considered a defender by the rules, then why is "a player from the team not in control" described as a defensive player or a player during a jump ball
or a player during a throw-in? If an opponent of the inbounder were a defender, you wouldn't need
both "defensive player"
and "during a throw-in" in the description.