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Originally Posted by grunewar
What I meant here was - If the shooter accidentally "muffs/drops" the ball as described, and it gets away from him, would you as an official determine it wasn't an intentional fake, "blow it dead" (preventative officiating) before any violation, ask for the ball back, and readminister the free-throw?
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Depends. If he muffs the pass from the official, 9.1.1 applies and we redo. If he has possession, muffs while dribbling, and can't recover the ball without violating, then it's a violation.
Why would you prevent the violation? During play do you catch the ball to keep it from going out of bounds?
