The NBA rule is different it is as follows:
a. A player shall not remain for more than three seconds in that part of his free
throw lane between the endline and extended 4' (imaginary) off the court and the
farther edge of the free throw line while the ball is in control of his team.
b. Allowance may be made for a player who, having been in the restricted
area for less than three seconds, is in the act of shooting at the end of the third
second. Under these conditions, the 3-second count is discontinued while his
continuous motion is toward the basket. If that continuous motion ceases, the
previous 3-second count is continued.
The if the player gets in the paint and stops his motion its a three second. The NF rule is more liberal than the NBA. Hubie would have been right! Once the player gets the ball and been in less than 3 he has to make the continuous motion or it is 3
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