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Originally Posted by Scrapper1
Ok, now I don't know if I can describe this accurately, but picture the lane and the free throw circle. Now draw an imaginary line from each end of the free throw line to the corner where the endline meets the sideline. You should be envisioning a big trapezoid. If the foul or violation occurs in that trapezoid or in the free throw semi-circle, the ball is inbounded on the endline. If the foul or violation occurs outside that trapezoid, then the ball is inbounded on the sideline. (If you have an Officials' Manual, there will be a diagram in there showing this exact picture.)
I hope that helps. If not, I'm sure somebody else will explain it better.
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Ok, is it a trapeziod or is it a triangle? (Not meaning to be a smart-a$$ on this, even though sometimes I can't help myself...) I've always pictured the "triangle", starting at the top of the circle.