As I understand it, if the player is fit to play, he must remain on the court. I think the word substitution says it all. If there is no player to come into the game as a substitute, how can you effect a substitution?The team consists of five players on court not four and a bench sitter. An injury to one of the five players would be the only way to alter this.Article 4.2.2 is as close as it gets.
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