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Originally Posted by grunewar
You are the T. You see all of this but there is no blood and no danger to the players falling all over, etc. B is on a break..... When the play "ends" or there is a break in the action and a TO is requested/granted, do you T him up for leaving the court? He has purposely left, but not deceitfully left.
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If the player is injured or ill, he has my authorization to leave.
Had one in a frosh game last year. From the lead I noticed the bench-side forward sprint out wide. Unusual, since there's no opponent there, but I've got other things to watch. Next thing I know, the kid is nowhere to be found. Turns out he was feeling sick, ran off the court, got 80% of the way to the trash can, and left a very unhealthy lunch all over the hardwood behind the bench.
If, for some reason, you were in a mind to penalize the player for leaving the floor, it would only be a violation. Leaving the floor is not a T.
The T is for a player who has been off the floor for a legitimate reason and purposefully and/or deceitfully delays returning. The only time I've ever called this was on a throw-in where the thrower moved along the end line while still OOB, then came onto the floor behind a screen and received an easy pass for an open shot.