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But Willie,
You and your partner still messed up the play by awarding the throw-in on the endline. As some others have said, the proper spot would have been near the division line where the player violated. While this is a throw-in violation, and you were right not to start the clock, you must adhere to the nearest spot provision of the rule.
Just consider if this player had stepped OOB at the opposite endline while jumping to catch a length-of-the-court throw-in pass, the opposing team would get a real advantage if you brought the throw-in all the way back down the court with very little time remaining.
If one is going to pull out the obscure from the rules book, then one had better know the whole thing!
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